Otium et reges prius et beatas perdidit urbes. - Catullus

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Otium et reges prius et beatas
perdidit urbes.

Catullus

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About Catullus

Gaius Valerius Catullus (c. 84 – c. 54 BC) was a Roman poet, the dominant figure among the New Poets (neoterici) of the 1st century BC.

Native Name: Gaius Valerius Catullus

Alternative Names: Caius Valerius Catullus

Originators like Catullus:

Omnia fanda nefanda malo permixta furore
iustificam nobis mentem avertere deorum.

Quid datur a divis felici optatius hora?

Da mi basia mille, deinde centum,
dein mille altera, dein secunda centum,
deinde usque altera mille, deinde centum.