Catullus was thus a contemporary of the statesmen Cicero, Pompey, and Caesar, who are variously addressed by him in his poems. Jerome (writing about the end of the 4th century), who nevertheless dated his life erroneously 87–57 bce. Catullus was alive 55–54 bce on the evidence of four of his poems and died young according to the poet Ovid-at the age of 30 as stated by St. The unembroidered, certain facts are scanty. A few facts can be pieced together from external sources, in the works of his contemporaries or of later writers, supplemented by inferences drawn from his poems, some of which are certain, some only possible. No ancient biography of Catullus survives. Other poems by Catullus are scurrilous outbursts of contempt or hatred for Julius Caesar and lesser personages. In 25 of his poems he speaks of his love for a woman he calls Lesbia, whose identity is uncertain. 54 bce, Rome), Roman poet whose expressions of love and hatred are generally considered the finest lyric poetry of ancient Rome.
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