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Horatius

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Venusia, Apulia or Lucania (Basilicata), Italia, Roman republic, Italy

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Odes and Satires Roman lyric poet Quintus Horatius Flaccus exerted a major influence on English poetry.

(December 8, 65 BC – November 27, 8 BC)

Horace, the son of a freed slave, who owned a small farm, later moved to Rome to work as a coactor, a middleman between buyers and sellers at auctions, receiving 1% of the purchase price for his services. The father ably spent considerable money on education of his son, accompanied him first to Rome for his primary education, and then sent him to Athens to study Greek and philosophy.

After the assassination of Julius Caesar, Horace joined the army, serving under the generalship of Brutus. He fought as a staff officer (tribunus militum) in the battle of Philippi. Alluding to famous literary mod ...more

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	Odes and Epodes really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3,090 ratings — published -13 — 489 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Odes of Horace 4.05 avg rating — 1,140 ratings — published -23 — 365 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Satires, Epistles and Ars Poetica by Horatius, H. Rushton Fairclough (Translator) 4.10 avg rating — 739 ratings — published -10 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Arte poética by Horatius, Horácio, Juan Gil Fernández (Translator) 3.63 avg rating — 745 ratings — published -19 — 51 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Satires of Horace by Horatius, Susanna Morton Braund (Introduction), A.M. Juster (Translator) 3.77 avg rating — 282 ratings — published -65 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Be Content: An Ancient Poet's Guide for an Age of Excess by Horatius, Stephen J. Harrison (Contributor) 3.53 avg rating — 247 ratings — published 2020 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Satires and Epistles of Horace and Satires of Persius by Horatius, Persius, Niall Rudd (Introduction) 3.69 avg rating — 195 ratings — published -24 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Epistles of Horace 4.06 avg rating — 158 ratings — published -20 — 83 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Satires and Epistles 3.75 avg rating — 130 ratings — published -14 — 98 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Complete Works of Horace 4.32 avg rating — 97 ratings — published -8 — 615 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Pulvis et umbra sumus. (We are but dust and shadow.)”
― Horace, The Odes of Horace

tags: death, dust, greek, latin, life, shadow

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“Carpe diem."

(Odes: I.11)”
― Horace, The Odes of Horace

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“Begin, be bold, and venture to be wise.”
― Horace

tags: act, action, begin, beginnings, bold, boldness, venture, wisdom, wise

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