. ▁▁ 1 . 5 ▁Bal neum ▁Cla udi ▁E tr us ci ▁(" The ▁Bath s ▁of ▁Claud ius ▁E tr us cus ") ▁The ▁poet ▁inv okes ▁the ▁mus es ▁and ▁water ▁n ym ph s ▁as ▁pat rons ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁and ▁describes ▁the ▁bath s . ▁▁ 1 . 6 ▁Kal end ae ▁Dec emb res ▁(" The ▁Kal ends ▁of ▁December ") ▁In ▁h ende c asy ll ables , ▁this ▁poem ▁describes ▁Stati us ' ▁attend ance ▁at ▁a ▁Sat urn alia ▁ban quet ▁given ▁by ▁Dom it ian ; ▁he ▁describes ▁the ▁me al , ▁the ▁guests , ▁the ▁female ▁entertain ment , ▁and ▁the ▁em peror ' s ▁larg esse . ▁ ▁Book ▁ 2 ▁ ▁The ▁pre face ▁dedic ates ▁the ▁book ▁to ▁At ed ius ▁Mel ior ▁and ▁summar izes ▁the ▁po ems ▁in ▁it ▁which ▁focus ▁on ▁loss , ▁object ▁descri ptions , ▁and ▁end ▁with ▁a ▁gen eth lia kon . ▁▁ 2 . 1 ▁Gla u cias ▁At edi ▁Mel ior is ▁Del ic atus ▁(" G lau cias , ▁Mel ior ' s ▁Boy ▁F avor ite ") ▁This ▁is ▁a ▁long ▁poem ▁of ▁cons olation ▁for ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁Mel ior ' s ▁lo ver , ▁Gla u cias . ▁The ▁we eping ▁poet ▁describes ▁the ▁fun eral ▁and ▁explains ▁the ▁difficulty ▁of ▁the ▁theme ; ▁Gla u cias ' ▁birth , ▁re aring , ▁and ▁death ▁at ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁the ▁Par ca e ▁are ▁rec ount