Six poems on the theme of otium (leisure) from the works of Martial, Horace, Catullus and Ovid.
The Stories
The good life
Page 58Martial, Epigrams V.20
The pleasures of country life Page 60
Horace, Epodes II.1-8, 23-28
Poetry and friendship
Page 62Catullus, Poem 50
Catullus invites a friend to dinner
Page 64Catullus, Poem 13
A good place to find a girl
Page 66Ovid, Ars Amatoria I.89-100
How ordinary people enjoy a festival
Page 68Ovid, Fasti III.523-40