There are limits to what wealth can buy, Horace tells his rich friend Grosphus – and it does not include either poetic talent or peace of mind. Hear Horace’s Latin and follow in English here; see the illustrated blog post here.
Wealth and conspicuous consumption are ruining traditional Roman values, says Horace. Hear his Latin and follow in English here; see the illustrated blog post here.
Horace curses a, half-humorously, a tree which has almost fallen on his head. Hear his Latin and follow in English here: see the illustrated blog post here.
Love and beauty are the best subjects for lyric, says Horace, finding compliments for his patron Maecenas and the Emperor Augustus along the way. Hear Horace’s Latin and follow in English here; see the illustrated blog post here.
You can’t do anything about what is happening on the frontiers – have a drink instead, says Horace. Hear Horace’s Latin and follow in English here; see the illustrated blog post here.
If you want to live well, says Horace, then avoid extremes, accept the worst if it comes, but hope for the best. Hear Horace’s Latin and follow in English here; see the illustrated blog post here.
Horace tells a writer of sad love elegy to put grief behind him and celebrate the latest victories of the emperor Augustus. Hear Horace’s Latin and follow in English here; see the illustrated blog post here.
Be patient, she’s too young, Horace advises an anonymous addressee. Hear the poem in Horace’s original Latin and follow in English here; see the illustrated blog post here.
Horace tells Xanthias the Greek that it’s absolutely fine to be in love with a slave, but does he mean it? Hear Horace’s Latin and follow in English here; see the illustrated blog post here.