Invitus puerum fatetur Hypnus,...
Mollis Dindymus est, sed esse non vult;
Amphion potuit puella nasci.
Horum delicias superbiamque
et fastus querulos, Avite, malo
quam dotis mihi quinquies ducena.
--Martial, Epig. XII.75
Polytimus chases after girls,
Hypnus only hesitantly admits he's into guys
Dindymus is gay, but doesn't want to be,
Amphion could have been born a girl.
But, Avitus, I'd rather date one of these guys,
and deal with all their drama, all their over-the-top complaints,
than marry a millionaire's snobby daughter.
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MARTIAL
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Name: Marcus Valerius Martialis
Date: 40 CE – 104 CE
Works: Epigrammaton
Libri XV*
De
Spectaculis
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REGION 2 (Hispania)
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Originally from Bilbilis, Hispania, the poet Martial moved to Rome in
the 60s CE to advance his career. His two extant works include de
Spectaculis, a collection of poems written to commemorate the opening of
the Colosseum, and a fifteen volume collection of epigrams. These epigrams
provide valuable insight into the mores and private lives of men and
women from all of the city’s social classes.
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SILVER AGE ROME
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