Aule, vetes, iunget vix tria verba miser.
"Quid sibi vult?" inquis. Dicam quid suspicer esse:
tantos et tantas Sextilianus amat.
--Martial, Epig. VI.54
Aulus, if you forbid Sextilianus to talk about "so many men and women," the poor man won't be able to string three words together. You ask, "What's his type?" Well, I'll tell you what I suspect: that Sextilianus likes "so many men and women."
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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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