I hate and I love. You ask me to explain, perhaps. I don’t know. But I feel it happen and the pain is dreadful.
Gaius Valerius Catullus Quotes
Often has leisure ruined great kings and fine cities.
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Birth: | 84 BC |
Death: | 54 BC |
Nationality: | Roman |
Profession: | Poet |
Gaius Valerius Catullus was born in Verona, Italy. He was a Latin poet of the late Roman Republic who wrote in the neoteric style of poetry. His surviving works are still read widely, and continue to influence poetry and other forms of art. Catullus' poems were widely appreciated by other poets. His explicit writing style has shocked many readers. He wrote several books include: Carmina, Catullus: the poems, Writing passion, The complete poetry of Catullus, and Poems of love and hate.
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