Back to Roman basics Posted on October 13, 2020February 21, 2024 Horace draws a lesson from the history of Rome’s desperate struggles against Carthage and the story of a traditional hero: Regulus. Hear and follow the poem here and see the illustrated blog post here. Post navigation Previous: Happy Fontinalia from Horace and Marcus AgrippaNext: Courage and decadence: Horace’s Regulus ode