Summary: <strong>Horace</strong>, Latin in full <strong>Quintus Horatius Flaccus</strong>, (born December 65 BC, <a href="https://www.britannica.com/place/Venosa" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Venusia</a>, Italy—died Nov. 27, 8 BC, Rome), outstanding Latin <a href="https://www.britannica.com/art/lyric" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">lyric</a> poet and satirist under the emperor <a href="https://www.britannica.com/art/Augustan-Age-Latin-literature" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Augustus</a>. The most frequent themes of his <em>Odes</em>and verse <em>Epistles</em> are love, friendship, philosophy, and the art of <a href="https://www.britannica.com/art/poetry" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">poetry</a>. --Bio from Encyclopedia.com <br><hr><p style="color:grey;font-size:0.75em;"> See <a style="color:grey;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>
