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Horace
Roman lyric poet (65–8 BC)
This article is about the Roman poet. For the Egyptian god, see Horus. For other uses, see Horace (disambiguation).
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Classical Latin:[ˈkʷiːntʊs(h)ɔˈraːtiʊsˈfɫakːʊs]; 8 December 65 BC – 27 November 8 BC),[1] commonly known in the English-speaking world as Horace (), was the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus (also known as Octavian). The rhetorician Quintilian regarded his Odes as the only Latin lyrics worth reading: "He can be lofty sometimes, yet he is also full of charm and grace, versatile in his figures, and felicitously daring in his choice of words."[nb 1]
Horace also crafted elegant hexameter verses (Satires and Epistles) and caustic iambic poetry (Epodes). The hexameters are amusing yet serious works, friendly in tone, leading the ancient satirist Persius to comment: "as his friend laughs, Horace slyly puts his finger on his every fault; once let in, he plays about the heartstrings".[nb 2]
His career coincided with Rome's momentous change from a republic to an empire. An officer in the republican army defeated at the Battle of Philippi in 42 BC, he was befriended by Octavian's right-hand man in civil affairs, Maecenas, and became a spoke
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Title:The Works of Quintus Horatius Flaccus
Author:Horace (Roman, Venusia 65 BCE–8 BCE Rome)
Author: Biographical memoir by Reverend Henry Thompson (British, 1797–1878)
Artist and engraver:George Frederick Sargent (British, 1811–1864 London)
Publisher:Richard Griffin and Co. (London and Glasgow)
Published in:London
Date:1854
Medium:Illustrations: wood engraving
Dimensions:7 3/4 × 5 1/4 × 1 in. (19.7 × 13.3 × 2.5 cm)
Classification:Books
Credit Line:Gift of Shelly Marks, 1968
Object Number:68.647
Signature: several engravings signed by G.F. Sargent; on title page "Knappek, Breslau, 1905-7" in ink
Inscription: inside front cover , pencil "y/b"
Marking: Stamp on dedication page "Msgr. Paul (...Apter) {unclear}, 164 Nichols Street, Newark, 5, N.J.
Shelley Marks
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