Little is known of the life of Tibullus. He came from an equestrian family and his father is said to have fought on the side of Pompey. His patron was M. Valerius Messala. Tibullus was a minor poet of the era that also saw such greats as Horace. He produced books of elegies in addition to some individual poems. Of the Elegies, only the first two have been authenticated. In terms of form and originality, many consider Tibullus to be the superior of Horace and he was very popular in Rome. After his death, he was honored both by Horace and Ovid.
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The Elegies
The Arts of Conquest
A Birthday Wish
Country-Life with Delia
A Desperate Expedient
A Dream From Phoebus
A Fare-well Toast
To Friends At the Baths
He Died for Love
Let Lovers All Enlist
Love and Witchcraft
A Lover's Curses
A Lover's Oath
Messala
My Lady Rusticates
The New-year's Gift
On His Lady's Avarice
Ovid's Lament for Tibullus' Death
To Pholoe and Marathus
The Priesthood of Apollo
Riches Are Useless
A Rustic Holiday
Sickness and Absence
The Simple Life
To Venal Beauty
War is A Crime
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