According to Jerome, he was born at Cremona, in 103 BC; however, scholars believe that this date is much too early and that he seems to be a contemporary of Catullus.
[2] He wrote satirical poems after the manner of Catullus, whose bitterness he rivaled, according to Quintilian (Instit.
He was also author of prose Lucubrationes and perhaps of an epic poem on Caesar's Gallic Wars (Pragmatia Belli Gallici).
Some critics, on the ground that Horace would not have ventured to attack so dangerous an adversary, assume the existence of a poet whose real name was Furius (or Cornelius) Alpinus.
[3] Bibaculus was ridiculed for his high-flown and exaggerated style and manner of expression.