Lesbia

Lesbia is the lover to whom the Roman poet Catullus dedicates a number of poems. Nothing is known about her other than what can be deduced from Catullus' poems. The name itself would suggest that of a low-class prostitute. According to Apuleius, a much later author from Africa, 'Lesbia' was actually a pen name invented by Gaius Valerius Catullus (84-54BC), and is the subject of about half of his 118 surviving poems.

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Lesbia is traditionally identified with the infamous Clodia, prosecuted by Cicero in Pro Caelio, but this identification has in fact no firm historical basis and has recently been challenged or outright rejected by some scholars.

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Apuleius: :Apuleius should not be confused with Lucius Appuleius Saturninus, a Roman demagogue....

Pen name: A pen name or nom de plume is a pseudonym adopted by an author. Nom de plume is a French-language expression....

Gaius Valerius Catullus: REDIRECT Catullus...