Catullus Biography Flashcards
1
Q
What is Catullus’s full name?
A
Gaius Valerius Catullus
2
Q
When and where was Catullus born?
A
Verona, 84 BC
3
Q
When and where did Catullus die?
A
Rome, 54 BC
4
Q
Into what sort of family was Catullus born?
A
a well-off equestrian family (his father was so important that Julius Caesar was a guest of their house)
5
Q
According to Jerome (who gets his information from Suetonius), when was Catullus born and when did he die?
A
87 BC and 57 BC
6
Q
With whom was Catullus in love?
A
Lesbia
7
Q
Who was Lesbia?
A
Clodia, half-sister of Publius Clodius Pulcher and wife of Quintus Caecilius Metellus
8
Q
With whom did Catullus go to Bithynia?
A
Gaius Memmius (a governor)
9
Q
Where was Catullus’s brother buried?
A
Troad
10
Q
What does Catullus’s successors call him in reference to his Alexandrian style?
A
Doctus
