1. The chosen quote, “Difficile est longum subito deponere amorem”, was coined by the Roman poet Catullus. He was probably born 87 B.C. and died thirty to forty years later. Also, his poetry type was rather unique and the topic he wrote about, love and hate, was supposedly centered around a woman named Lesbia, or Clodia. This is all uncertain.
2. This if found in Catullus’ seventy-sixth poem centered around love. In short, this collection of works describes his emotions with falling in love and the bitterness that may or may not inevitably come with it.
3. The English translation of “Difficile est longum subito deponere amorem” is “It is difficult to suddenly give up a long-cherished love.” The rest of this line is “difficile est, uerum
2. This if found in Catullus’ seventy-sixth poem centered around love. In short, this collection of works describes his emotions with falling in love and the bitterness that may or may not inevitably come with it.
3. The English translation of “Difficile est longum subito deponere amorem” is “It is difficult to suddenly give up a long-cherished love.” The rest of this line is “difficile est, uerum