Catullus Verba Versa

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Across
  1. 2. — Roman orator who referred disparagingly to Catullus and his poems
  2. 3. - Latin word for poem; literally, a "song"
  3. 4. - Actual name of woman with whom Catullus had his love affair
  4. 5. — Roman poet whose poetry focuses on love, friendship, and personal relationships
  5. 9. - number of poems by Catullus
  6. 10. — City where Catullus went to pursue education and a career
  7. 11. — Greek term meaning “new poets”
  8. 14. - region where Catullus served on the governor's staff
  9. 15. - one of the political "parties" during Catullus' times
  10. 16. — Provincial governor whom Catullus’s family reportedly hosted
  11. 17. — Quality valued by Catullus and the new poets in their poetry
  12. 18. — Greek poet whose work inspired Catullus’s poem 51
  13. 20. — Poet who belonged to Catullus’s literary circle
Down
  1. 1. - Greek city in Egypt where many of the poets admired by Catullus came from
  2. 4. — Greek poet whose highly polished style influenced Catullus
  3. 5. — Roman aristocrat whose rise to power coincided with Catullus’s youth
  4. 6. - Latin word for masks which describe Catullus' different poetic moods
  5. 7. — City in Cisalpine Gaul where Catullus was born
  6. 8. - Another quality of poetry admired by Catullus and his friends
  7. 12. - Poetic name of woman with whom Catullus had an affair
  8. 13. - Yet another quality of poetry admired by Catullus and his friends
  9. 19. — Region of Italy where Catullus was born