Catullus and the Poets of Rome: Ancient Bisexual Poetry That Survived 2000 Years
Drift off to sleep learning about Catullus (c. 84-54 BCE) and the Roman poets who wrote openly, beautifully, and unapologetically about desire for both men and women, creating bisexual poetry that has survived for over two millennia.
In this soothing LGBTQ+ history bedtime story, discover the remarkable world of Roman poetry in the Republic's final decades. Born around 84 BCE in Verona to a wealthy family, Gaius Valerius Catullus moved to Rome in his twenties and joined the neoteroi ("new poets"), writing intensely personal verses influenced by Greek models. His poetry celebrates desire for…
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