catullus

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full roman name

Gaius Valerius Catullus

when did he live

84bc - 54bc

what was his family’s social rank

upper middle class

where in italy was he from

northern city of Verona

who where the “novi poetae”

a related group of thinkers and poets “newer ones”

when was the Hellenistic (Alexandrain) Age

331bc until 30bc

which Alexandrian poet especially influenced Catullus

Callimachus

what do the words Lepidus and venustus signify

“attractive”"charming” praising

what notorious roman woman is “lesbia'“most likely a pseudonym for and why did Catullus choose this particular pseudonym

tribute to Sappho who was from the land of lesbos/ 3 syllable name lesbos= Clodia

what family member close to Catullus did he write a moving tribute to

his brother due to grief

what kind of poems did Catullus write

family, friends, and politicians

what location outside of Italy did Catullus travel to as a staff officer

bithyia

what latin term does catullus use to describe his “book” of collected poems

carmina

how is the book of poetry divided

1-60 polymetric, 61-68 long poems, 69-113 elegiac couplets

why was the meter important to greek and roman poets

the rhythm of the poems shapes its identity