LGBT Meets SPQR

  Think of me as your supporter, your friend, your lover. Favitorem tibi me, amicum, amatorem putes. --Lucilius fr. 874 Lucilius (2nd centur...

When reading Latin love poetry, remember that  puella  means “girlfriend” and not “girl,” and  puer  means “boyfriend” and not “boy.”  Textu...