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Son of [[Licinius Macer]] and thus a member of the ''[[Licinia (gens)|gens Licinia]]'', he was a friend of the poet [[Catullus]], whose style and subject matter he shared. Calvus' oratical style opposed [[Asiatic style|the "Asian" school]] in favor of a simpler [[Atticism|Attic]] model: he characterized [[Cicero]] as wordy and artificial. Twenty-one speeches are mentioned, including several against [[Publius Vatinius]]. |
Son of [[Licinius Macer]] and thus a member of the ''[[Licinia (gens)|gens Licinia]]'', he was a friend of the poet [[Catullus]], whose style and subject matter he shared. Calvus' oratical style opposed [[Asiatic style|the "Asian" school]] in favor of a simpler [[Atticism|Attic]] model: he characterized [[Cicero]] as wordy and artificial. Twenty-one speeches are mentioned, including several against [[Publius Vatinius]]. |
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Calvus was apparently short, since Catullus alludes to him as ''salaputium disertum''.<ref>Catullus 53.5 (eloquent wit-refiner)</ref> [[Seneca the Elder]] also mentions his short stature, and refers a story in which Calvus asked to be raised to a platform, so that he could defend one of his clients. |
Calvus was apparently short, since Catullus alludes to him as ''salaputium disertum''.<ref>Catullus 53.5 (eloquent wit-refiner)</ref> [[Seneca the Elder]] also mentions his short stature, and refers a story in which Calvus asked to be raised to a platform, so that he could defend one of his clients.<ref>Seneca the Elder, ''Controversiae'', 7.4.6</ref> |
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[[F. Plessis]] published fragments of Calvus in 1896. |
[[F. Plessis]] published fragments of Calvus in 1896. |
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Gaius Licinius Macer Calvus (28 May 82 BC – c. 47 BC) was an orator and poet of ancient Rome.
Son of Licinius Macer and thus a member of the gens Licinia, he was a friend of the poet Catullus, whose style and subject matter he shared. Calvus' oratical style opposed the "Asian" school in favor of a simpler Attic model: he characterized Cicero as wordy and artificial. Twenty-one speeches are mentioned, including several against Publius Vatinius.
Calvus was apparently short, since Catullus alludes to him as salaputium disertum.[1] Seneca the Elder also mentions his short stature, and refers a story in which Calvus asked to be raised to a platform, so that he could defend one of his clients.[2]
F. Plessis published fragments of Calvus in 1896.
See also
References
- Weiss, M. "An Oscanism in Catullus 53", Classical Philology 91 (1996) 353–359.
