Catullus

For the asteroid, see 11965 Catullus.
Not to be confused with Romans named "Catulus"; see Catulus.

Catullus
20th-century bust of Catullus
on the Piazza Carducci in Sirmione
Born
Gaius Valerius Catullus

c. 84 BC
Verona, Italy, Roman Republic
Diedc. 54 BC (age 29–30)
Rome
OccupationPoet
LanguageLatin
GenreLyric poetry

Gaius Valerius Catullus (Classical Latin: [ˈɡaːius waˈlɛrius kaˈtullus]; c. 84 – c. 54 BC), known as Catullus (kə-TUL-əs), was a Latin neoteric poet of the late Roman Republic. His surviving works remain widely read due to their popularity as teaching tools and because of their personal or sexual themes.

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