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Catullus, who detested him, always called him "the bald catamite," in his epigrams: he set forth that his friendship with Mamurra was not at all honorable; he called this Mamurra "pathicus," a name which they bestowed upon those who looked for favors among mature men or among men who had passed the stage of adolescence.
Satyricon 2007
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Catullus, who detested him, always called him "the bald catamite," in his epigrams: he set forth that his friendship with Mamurra was not at all honorable; he called this Mamurra "pathicus," a name which they bestowed upon those who looked for favors among mature men or among men who had passed the stage of adolescence.
The Satyricon — Volume 07: Marchena Notes 20-66 Petronius Arbiter
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Catullus, who detested him, always called him "the bald catamite," in his epigrams: he set forth that his friendship with Mamurra was not at all honorable; he called this Mamurra "pathicus," a name which they bestowed upon those who looked for favors among mature men or among men who had passed the stage of adolescence.
The Satyricon — Complete 20-66 Petronius Arbiter
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Multos home es, Naso neque tecum multus homost qui descendit: Naso, multus es et pathicus
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Iftud monftri eft fimilc, quod Deus pathicus hue intro advenit,
Icelandic poetry 1797
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A perfect arrangement: Anglicans send Rome all their pathicus clergy in exchange for Rome’s children.
An Anglican/Catholic exchange program « Anglican Samizdat 2010
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