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'''Gaius Valerius Catullus''' (c. 84 BCE – 54 BCE) was a [[Rome|Roman]] poet during the late period of the [[Roman Republic|Republic]]. | '''Gaius Valerius Catullus''' (c. 84 BCE – 54 BCE) was a [[Rome|Roman]] poet during the late period of the [[Roman Republic|Republic]]. | ||
He briefly mocked [[Julius Caesar]] in his poetry, | He briefly mocked [[Julius Caesar]] in his poetry;<ref name="AyaBladeOfTheGoddess">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Aya: Blade of the Goddess]]</ref> in his 93rd poem titled plainly "On Julius Caesar",<ref>Catullus. ''[https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.02.0005%3Apoem%3D1 Carmina]'' 93. Translated by {{Wiki|Richard Francis Burton}}. [[London]]. Private printing, 1894. ''Penelope Digital Library'', {{Wiki|Tufts University}}. Retrieved 6 July, 2022.</ref> he wrote "''I do not study overmuch to please and court you, Caesar, nor do I care much to know if you be black or you be white!''". In response, Caesar invited him to his house for dinner and drinks, getting him very drunk as humiliation.<ref name="AyaBladeOfTheGoddess"/> | ||
Ironically, Caesar would later quote his detractor when [[Cleopatra]] took him to visit the [[Tomb of Alexander the Great|tomb]] of [[Alexander the Great]] in [[Alexandria]]. Bemoaning his perceived lack of accomplishments compared to the [[Makedonia]]n,<ref name="AyaBladeOfTheGoddess"/> Caesear paraphrased an excerpt of Catullus' 61st poem "Epithalamium on Vinia and Manlius".<ref>''Ibid.'', 60.</ref> | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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Gaius Valerius Catullus (c. 84 BCE – 54 BCE) was a Roman poet during the late period of the Republic.
He briefly mocked Julius Caesar in his poetry;[1] in his 93rd poem titled plainly "On Julius Caesar",[2] he wrote "I do not study overmuch to please and court you, Caesar, nor do I care much to know if you be black or you be white!". In response, Caesar invited him to his house for dinner and drinks, getting him very drunk as humiliation.[1]
Ironically, Caesar would later quote his detractor when Cleopatra took him to visit the tomb of Alexander the Great in Alexandria. Bemoaning his perceived lack of accomplishments compared to the Makedonian,[1] Caesear paraphrased an excerpt of Catullus' 61st poem "Epithalamium on Vinia and Manlius".[3]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Origins (mentioned only)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Assassin's Creed: Origins – Aya: Blade of the Goddess
- ↑ Catullus. Carmina 93. Translated by Richard Francis Burton. London. Private printing, 1894. Penelope Digital Library, Tufts University. Retrieved 6 July, 2022.
- ↑ Ibid., 60.