Aeneid Book 2. lines 595 - 633 Venus speaks by Virgil Nate, quis indomitas tantus dolor excitat iras? Aeneas's mother, Venus, advises her son View poem
Odes 1.35 Fortuna by Horace O diva, gratum quae regis Antium A prayer for good fortune at a time of danger View poem
Ode 2.10 The Golden Mean by Horace Rectius vives, Licini, neque altum The wise man sticks to the golden mean View poem
De Bello Civile Book 1, lines 213 - 234 Caesar crosses the Rubicon by Lucan Fonte cadit modico, parvisque impellitur undis Caesar crosses the Rubicon View poem
Elegies, Book 1.12 A change of fortune by Propertius Quid mihi desidiae non cessas fingere crimen, Propertius and the pains of separation View poem
Odes 2.18 Luxury versus the simple life by Horace Non ebur neque aureum Horace and the follies of the rich View poem