Catullus was born into a family of royalty. His uncle and adoptive father, Caesar, was the emperor of Rome. Catullus was trained from birth to be a great ruler like his father, too. When he was young, he dedicated himself to religion, although he considered philosophy to be the rue and inward religion. Also, when he was appointed to priesthood, his father supervised his education, which was with the best professors of literature. Since he ascended the throne and shared his imperial power with his best friend, Benedick. In fact, Benedick was regarded as Catullus’s sidekick.
Benedick was a director of the opera, who flourished at Rome in the last days of the Republic and the early days of the Empire of Caesar. He was very small and short, but he was a kind of perfectionist, so it was not acceptable to give up or complain. In fact, he had a bad memory related with Caesar. One day, his opera played on the bandstand in the hall. However, the atmosphere was strained throughout the concert because Caesar watched his playing. Caesar limited the people’s rights and freedom of expression, so no one could express their thoughts.
