Horace

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Quintus Horatius Flaccus (December 8, 65 BC – November 27, 8 BC), known in the English-speaking world as Horace, was the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus.

Born in the small town of Venusia in the border region between Apulia and Lucania (Basilicata), Horace was the son of a freed slave, who owned a small farm in Venusia, and later moved to Rome to work as a coactor (a middleman between buyers and sellers at auctions, receiving 1% of the purchase price from each for his services). The elder Horace was able to spend considerable money on his son's education, accompanying him first to Rome for his primary education, and then sending him to Athens to study Greek and philosophy.

After the assassination of Julius Caesar, Horace...more

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	Horace Odes and Epodes by Horace, Niall Rudd (Editor) 3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 785 ratings — 30 editions	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 4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 180 ratings — published -23 — 32 editions	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
	Horace: Satires, Epistles and Ars Poetica (Loeb Classical Library No. 194) by Horace, H.R. Fairclough (Translator) 4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 128 ratings — published 1719 — 9 editions	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 and Persius by Horace, Aulus Persius Flaccus, Rudd Persius (Translator) 3.57 of 5 stars 3.57 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 1973 — 3 editions	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
	Epistles Book II and Epistle to the Pisones 3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 1974 — 3 editions	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 by Horace, A.M. Juster (Translator), Susanna Braund (Introduction) 3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 28 ratings — published -35 — 17 editions	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: Bilingual Edition 4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2001 — 3 editions	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 by Horace, Smith Palmer Bovie (Translation) 3.55 of 5 stars 3.55 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1893 — 10 editions	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 4.9 of 5 stars 4.90 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1963 — 4 editions	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 Horace, Juan Gil Fernandez (Translator) 3.56 of 5 stars 3.56 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1974 — 5 editions	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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“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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“Ut haec ipsa qui non sentiat deorum vim habere is nihil omnino sensurus esse videatur."

If any man cannot feel the power of God when he looks upon the stars, then I doubt whether he is capable of any feeling at all.”
― Horace

tags: ancient-rome, classics, horace, latin

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