C. Valerius Catullus, Carmen 105: To Mentula: You are no Poet!
A two-line epigram against Mamurra, an officer of Julius Caesar, under the coarse nickname Catullus gives him in poem 94. The Muses, the goddesses of poetry, are named.
Tier 1
Mamurra, ille pēnis, cōnātur ascendere montem Mūsārum: Mūsae iaciunt eum, capite prīmō, furcillīs, īnstrūmentīs agricolārum.
Tier 2
Mentula cōnātur scandere montem Piplēium: Mūsae ēiciunt praecipitem furcillīs.
Tier 3 - Carmen Ipsum
- Mentula cōnātur Piplēium scandere montem:
- Mūsae furcillīs praecipitem ēiciunt.
Original draft written by Robert Amstutz
