“Horace,” camped on Lyce’s doorstep in the wind and rain, wonders whether or when she will relent and allow him in. Hear Horace’s Latin and follow in English here; see the illustrated blog post here.
Horace contrasts the austere life of Rome’s early greatness with its current moral laxity. Hear Horace’s Latin and follow in English here; see the illustrated blog post here.
Will the merchant Gyges, stuck in Greece for the winter, stay true to his Asterie back in Italy? Hear Horace’s Latin and follow in English here: see the illustrated blog post here.
In his longest Ode, Horace seeks divine inspiration from the Muses to assert the authority of Augustus over the Roman world. Hear Horace’s Latin and follow in English here; see the illustrated blog post here.
As Horace sets the scene, some time after Troy has fallen, Juno, Queen of the Gods, grudgingly acknowledges Rome’s future greatness and accepts the admission of her founder, Romulus, to Olympus as a god. Hear Horace’s Latin and follow in English here: see the illustrated blog post here.
Because of my poetry, says Horace, I shall not die, so do not load my empty tomb with superfluous honours. Hear Horace’s Latin and follow in English here; see the illustrated blog post here.
In a moving and intimate poem, Horace swears unbreakable friendship with his patron Maecenas. Hear his Latin and follow in English here; see the illustrated blog post here.
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.