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Acerbic wit and stinging satire are contrasted with delicate sensibility and keen desire in the work of the Latin poet Catullus. Equipped with an urbane elegance and an aristocratic circle of friends, Catullus transferred about easily in the top ranks of Roman modern culture and was familiar with Cicero, Caesar, and Pompey among others. His poems explain the approach to life prevalent among his circle in the middle of the first century B.C. Nonetheless it is his explanation of his romance with a committed woman he phone calls "Lesbia" which is the foundation of his fame. His effect on later Latin poets and Renaissance authors was immense.
