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is one of the most lyrical of all the Greek authors. His works have been praised and today, are a standard by which poets try to mimic. Even though his works are often thought racy and not always appropriate, he is hailed as one if the grea ....

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... the times that scholars can gather from the time period in his poetry, it is assumed who the real woman is. This conclusion came from his poem #79, Lesbius est pulcer. In that poem he accuses Lesbia of incestuous relations with her brother, Lesbius. The name Pulcer is a pun on the real name of Clodia’s brother, P. Clodius Pulcer. Pulcer was known not only for being a violent politician, but was also rumored to have had incestuous relations with one or more of his three sisters. All three sisters, including Clodia, were known to not have strong moral characters and acted out of the class they were born into. Although there is no real ...