Talk:Catullus 29

I think this should be transwikied to wikisource.--MaxMad 09:07, 13 Apr 2005 (UTC)

translation
line two of the translation (and in repetitions) the translation omits the conjunction et (and) in the original text. Instead of 'shameless insatiable gambler', perhaps shameless and a glutton and a gambler, which is closer to the true meaning... Kenneth Charles 13:55, 15 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Being Prudish?
"so that worn-out organ of yours, Mentula"

"mentula", as far as I know, is Latin for "cock"; Mamurra is likened to one, it is not a name he goes by so as for it to be retained and capitalized in translation. The accurate translation for "ut ista vestra diffututa mentula" is "so that worn out cock of yours" simply. Lucius Domitius 04:25, 20 January 2006 (UTC)

I agree, also diffututa means "fucked"; I have made the appropriate (or inappropriate...) corrections. Avraham 02:49, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

Was his father a banker?
I don't know of any ancient source which says that Catullus' father was a banker. Pending a reference for this, I have reworded the relevant passage. El barty 10:32, 5 April 2007 (UTC)