Sextus, you want to be worshipped;
But I wanted to love you.
You have to be obeyed—or else!
Because you tell me to, I’ll comply,
But if I have to worship you, I won't--I can't--feel love for you.
--Martial, Epigrams 2.55
Vis te, Sexte, coli: volebam amare.
Parendum est tibi: quod iubes, coleris;
Sed si te colo, Sexte, non amabo.
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Name: Marcus Valerius Martialis Date: 40 CE – 104 CE Works: Epigrammaton Libri XV* De Spectaculis | 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. | SILVER AGE ROME |
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