Thus Catullus ' insistence on his own propriety and on his potent manhood is all one .
Apparently Catullus and his contemporaries believed a man could do almost anything sexually and remain respectable , so long as he stayed within the masculine role .
Thus Catullus ' insistence on Catullus ' own propriety and on his potent manhood is all one .
Apparently Catullus and his contemporaries believed a man could do almost anything sexually and remain respectable , so long as he stayed within the masculine role .