A book about the fate of the outstanding poet of Ancient Rome, Gaius Valerius Catullus of the 1st century BC, immerses the reader in the world of history during the crisis of Roman society. Catullus’s lyric poetry, his ardent character, his complex relationships with friends and enemies, his bold attitude toward the powerful of this world, and his passionate love for Rome’s famous immoral beauty make it possible to feel the living breath of the era, which appears before us in the vivid figures of Caesar, Cicero, the generals Crassus and Pompey, and the rebellious senator Catiline.