person
Mamurra
also: Mentula
Caesar's chief of engineers (praefectus fabrum) from Formiae, enriched by the Gallic and British campaigns; the poet's prime target of obscene invective (poems 29, 57; the 'Mentula' poems).
Reading notes
- Carmina §29 Mamurra
Caesar's chief engineer from Formiae, grown rich on the spoils of Gaul and Britain; the poet's standing target of obscene abuse.
- Carmina §94 Prick
'Mentula' (Prick), Catullus's obscene nickname for Mamurra, Caesar's profligate engineer (cf. 29, 57).