卡图卢斯(Gaius Valerius Catullus,约公元前87年—约前54年),古罗马诗人,生于山南高卢的维罗纳。在奥古斯都时期,卡图卢斯享有盛名,然而后来慢慢被湮没。现在所有卡图卢斯的诗歌版本均源自14世纪在维罗纳发现的抄本。他继承了萨福的抒情诗传统,对后世诗人如彼特拉克、莎士比亚等产生了深远的影响。
Gaius Valerius Catullus ( kə-TUL-əs, Latin: [kaˈtʊllʊs]; c. 84 – c. 54 BC) was a Latin poet of the late Roman Republic who wrote chiefly in the neoteric style of poetry, which is about personal life rather than classical heroes. His surviving works are still read widely and continue to influence poetry and other forms of art.Catullus's poems were widely appreciated by contemporary poets, significantly influencing Ovid and Virgil, among others. After his rediscovery in the Late Middle Ages, Catullus again found admirers such as Petrarca. The explicit sexual imagery which he uses in some of his poems has shocked many readers. Yet, at many instruction levels, Catullus is considered a resource for teachers of Latin. His profane body of work is still frequently read from secondary school to higher education programs across the world, with his 64th poem often considered his greatest.