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Lesbia and Her Sparrow (), by Sir Edward John PoynterLesbia was the literary pseudonym used by the Roman poet Gaius Valerius Catullus (c. 82–52 BC) to refer to his lover. Lesbia is traditionally identified with Clodia, the wife of Quintus Caecilius Metellus Celer and sister of Publius Clodius Pulcher; her conduct and motives are maligned in Cicero's extant speech Pro Caelio, delivered in 56 BC.
17 de mar. de 2016 · Y a Clodia la llamó además la Medea del Palatino, uno de los ricos barrios de las clases altas de Roma. La enemistad de Cicerón y Clodio era notoria y atacar a su hermana era una buena estrategia. La Medea del Palatino. Los poetas latinos como Catulo presentaron una imagen ociosa de la aristocracia romana de su tiempo, una clase social ...
Lesbia y su gorrión (), de Sir Edward John PoynterLesbia fue el seudónimo literario utilizado por el poeta romano Cayo Valerio Catulo (c. 82-52 a. C.) para referirse a su amante. Tradicionalmente se ha identificado a Lesbia con Clodia, la esposa de Quinto Cecilio Metelo Céler y hermana de Publio Clodio Pulcro; su conducta y motivos son difamados en el discurso Pro Caelio del orador romano ...
Vía Clodia (en latín Via Clodia) era el nombre de una calzada romana que tenía su inicio a unos 15 km de Roma. No se sabe cuándo se construyó, se estima que es del tiempo de la República y, como era costumbre, llevaba el nombre de su constructor, un personaje llamado Clodio.
Cicero on Clodia – Diotíma. 71. Cicero on Clodia. Rome 56 B.C. (Cicero, Pro Caelio 13-16. [1] L) Not a comic poet speaking in generalities but a deadly serious advocate in a court of law, Cicero directs his sarcasm and considerable wit against a specific woman. Speaking last in the defence of Marcus Caelius Rufus, a former protégé, Cicero ...
Clodia (flourished 1st century bc) was a profligate Roman beauty and sister of the demagogue Publius Clodius. She was married in 63 bc to Quintus Metellus Celer and was suspected of responsibility for his death in 59 bc. She was mistress to the poet Catullus, who wrote of her as Lesbia, and was the most important influence in his life.
6 de may. de 2021 · One of the most fascinating women from Ancient Rome shrouded in a cloak of secrecy, Clodia is famous because of a rumour among ancient writers that she kille...
