Six poems on the theme of otium (leisure) from the works of Martial, Horace, Catullus and Ovid.
The Stories
The good life Page 58
Martial, Epigrams V.20
The pleasures of country life Page 60
Horace, Epodes II.1-8, 23-28
Catullus, Poem 50
Catullus invites a friend to dinner Page 64
Catullus, Poem 13
A good place to find a girl Page 66
Ovid, Ars Amatoria I.89-100
How ordinary people enjoy a festival Page 68
Ovid, Fasti III.523-40