Ptolemy XII Auletes 195, 198, 200, 290
Publicola, Lucius Gellius 224–6
Pulcher, Appius 34
Pulcher, Publius Clodius 31
and the Bona Dea 33–6, 190
death of 240
disliked by Cicero 64–5, 190
encourages riots 192
havoc wreaked by 232
known to Gellius 224
legislation concerning death without trial 115
legislation passed 117
marries Fulvia 112
plots to be elected tribune 64–5, 112–14
questions legality of Caesar’s legislation 114
refuses to let Cicero return 191
rents an apartment to Caelius Rufus 107
responsible for Megalensia in 56 BC 194–5
seizes Cicero’s house 192, 193
surrounds the Senate with armed bandits 115
turns Temple of Castor and Pollux into storage shed 207, 291
Quintia (possibly Quintilia) 60, 149, 279
Quintius 51
Quintus (Tullius Cicero) (Cicero’s brother) 231
Ravenna 204
Ravidus 87–8
Remus 28
Restio, Gaius Antius 229
Rhine 233
Rhodes 177, 287
Rhoeteum 127, 129, 130, 169, 171
Roman Questions (Plutarch) 66
Rome 1
Catullus’ journey to and through 23–30
cultural aspects 5
foundation myth 28
gossipmongers in 75
horticultural extravagance in 29
new forum built in 207, 291
political system 2–3
provinces, colonies and conquests 3, 8, 9, 17, 40, 117, 145–6, 174, 204, 228
public library in 187
as a Republic 8
riots in 192, 193, 290
state of emergency in 9–10
stone-built theatre in 205–7, 291
strange occurrences in 192–3
temples in 24, 30, 31, 171, 185, 194, 206, 207
terrifying conspiracy in 20, 274–5
voting system 90–1, 282
and war against Mithridates 8–12
Romulus 28
Rufus, Caelius
background 108
falls victim to Caesar’s forces 238
link with Bestia 197, 290
as lover of Clodia 108–9, 195
rents apartment from Clodius Pulcher 107
as student and friend of Cicero 108
trial of 195–201, 226
Sabine Plain 229
Sacae (nomadic tribes) 234
Sappho 32–3, 61, 99, 136, 137, 236, 279, 284
Sardinia 3
Saturn 134, 157, 158, 164–5
Saturnalia 194, 290
Scamander river 164, 192
Seneca 77
Septimius 235
Serapis 177, 185
Sestius, Publius 228–9, 230
Severin, Tim 287
sex
with boys 45, 69, 85, 86–7
and castration 171–3
Catullus on 69–71, 79, 83–5
and contraception 68
and incest 225–7
in words and art 68–9
Shahat 53
Shakespeare, William 63, 239
Sicily 3, 170
Simonides 279
Sinope 273
Sirmio (Sirmione) 17, 18, 62, 178–82
Smyrna see Izmir
Social War (War of the Allies) 273
Socrates 46
Sophocles 284
Spain 3, 186, 212, 215
see also Further Spain; Nearer Spain
Spartacus 10, 11, 26, 93, 237
Spinther, Publius Lentulus 67, 191, 280
Squarzafico, Gerolamo 293
Suebi, king of 43
Suetonius 219–20, 221, 241
Suffenus 48–9
Sulla, Lucius Cornelius 31, 132
civil wars of 8–11, 50
description of 8
as dictator 9, 20
effect on life in Rome 76
heads campaign against Mithridates 8–9
Sulmona 275
Sulpicius 283
Switzerland 3
Synesius of Cyrene 46
Syria 12, 34, 125, 205, 227–8, 235, 237, 273
Tacitus 220, 281
Tenedos 171
Tennyson, Alfred, Lord 179
Tereus, King of Thrace 136
Tethys 156
Thallus 188
Thermus, Marcus Minucius 138, 139
Theseus 135, 160, 161, 165, 200, 243
Thessalonica (Salonica, Macedonia) 116–17
Thessaly 155, 238
Thetis 155–6, 157, 158, 159, 160, 164, 238
Thrace, Thracians 136–7, 160
Tiber river 171
Tibullus 5
Tibur (Tivoli) 229, 230
Ticidas 279, 280
Titanic 287
Titian 242–3, 295
Torquatus, Lucius Manlius 100, 126–9, 129, 282
Trajan, Emperor 135, 140
Transalpine Gaul 3, 17, 97, 104, 117, 204, 215
see also Cisalpine Gaul; Gaul, Gauls
Transylvania 97
Trojan War 153, 156
Troy 122, 127, 129, 145, 161
Tullia (daughter of Cicero) 117, 240, 280
Turkey 8, 135, 237
Tuscany 274
Twelve Tables legislation 59
Tyrrhenus 18
Valerii Catulli 142–3
Varro 150
Varus (possibly Publius Alfenus Varus) 48, 183, 185, 278
Vatinius, Publius 205, 230–2
Veneto 273
Venus 152, 157, 206
Veranius 185, 186, 187, 289
Verona 2, 3, 12, 61–2, 178, 241–2, 294–5
Vibennius 82
Virgil 5, 94, 146, 147, 161, 164, 187, 275
Vitruvius 291
Volusius 118
Xerxes 29
Zeus (Jupiter) 157
Zmyrna (Cinna) 47, 147–8
Zmyrna, princess 47
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
From the beginning I was determined that this would be a book about Catullus, not me. In my dogged, sometimes lonely pursuit of the man, however, I found myself carried forwards by conversations in which I could enthuse about the timelessness of his words.
Who hasn’t fallen in love with the wrong person, or believed that a lover’s words ought to be written on the wind and running water? With a few slippery exceptions, Catullus had the support of his friends to fall back on. It is friends – and family – whom I must also thank for sustaining me through what has undoubtedly been a deeply passionate affair with Catullus.
My agent, Georgina Capel, has been full of excitement since day one, and I thank her for her enthusiasm and enduring support. Philippa Brewster, Rachel Conway, Valeria Huerta and Romily Withington of the same agency have been immensely helpful in bringing this book to fruition.
My editor, Arabella Pike, took me on as a first-time author and strove to get the very best out of me. I am grateful for all she has done. Kate Johnson was a particularly sensitive copy editor. At HarperCollins I also thank Katherine Josselyn, Kate Tolley and Joseph Zigmond, and in the US, my editor Terry Karten and Jillian Verrillo.
Professor Paul Cartledge and Professor Greg Woolf were kind enough to read my manuscript and offer extremely incisive comments upon it. I am so very grateful to both for their support, and to Dr Matthew Robinson for his earlier guidance.
Thanks also to Professor William Fitzgerald and Professor Peter Wiseman for illuminating conversations about our favourite poet. Their scholarship was a source of inspiration to me, and I acknowledge it with gratitude in my Notes and Bibliography.
Dr Claire Jamset cast her eagle-eye over my translations of the poems from Latin, while Hugo Williams gave his unpa
ralleled critique upon them as a poet. I was fortunate to have such sensitive eyes.
In Verona, Riccardo Bertocchi was a diligent and dedicated guide. My thanks to Ellida Minelli for putting us in touch. Thanks to Simon Thompson for discussing with me the ancient archaeology during a trip to Corte Sgarzerie, and to Alessandro Scafi for his hospitality in Rome.
James Cullen, Lucy Purcell and Gary Sanders were the best of companions in Verona and Sirmione. They may never forget ‘the Roman inscription museum’ or my enthusiasm for potsherds on a scorching hot day.
Huge thanks to David Rhodes for his vigilance for all things Catullan; to Walter Donohue for his suggestions on my introduction; to Aaron Jaffa and Sam Willis for answering my questions on naval matters; to Anthony Crutch, Saul David, Richard Foreman, Tom Hopkins, Dan Jones and Harry Mount.
Above all I dedicate this book to my family: my loving grandparents, Don and Wendy, my immensely supportive and inspirational parents, Jeremy and Amanda, and my generous sister, Alice. This book would not have been possible without their love, guidance and patience.
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