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Greece is beautiful, says Horace, but Tibur – home of the Famous Plancus – is more beautiful still, says Horace. Hear Horace’s Latin and follow in English here; see the illustrated blog post here.

Praise of the first Roman Emperor, Augustus, is an early and persistent theme in Horace’s Odes. Hear an early example in Horace’s Latin and follow in English here; see the illustrated blog post with a magnificent cameo portrait of Augustus here.

This ode takes the form of an invocation to Venus, the Goddess of love – and sex. Hear Horace’s Latin and follow in English here; see the illustrated blog post here.

Horace pokes fun at Iccius, who sets himself up as a student of philosophy, for abandoning it to seek a profit from military service. Hear Horace’s Latin and follow in English here; see the illustrated blog post here.

Horace wants to honour his friend Lamia with a floral garland. What better form could it take than a poem, woven from the divine gifts of the muses and his own poetic skill?

Hear Horace’s original Latin and follow in English here; see the illustrated blog post here.

Horace shows an older, cooler head using his wit and experience to keep the peace at an imaginary drinking-party that threatens to get out of hand.

Hear Horace’s Latin and follow in English here; see the illustrated blog post here.

A respected Roman has died. Horace gives him due praise and reminds us that what can’t be remedied must be endured.

Hear Horace’s Latin and follow in English here.

See the illustrated blog post here.

Horace offers his friend and patron Maecenas friendship, simple wine and a memory of a cherished occasion. Hear Horace’s Latin and follow in English here; see the illustrated blog post here.

Horace encounters a young woman whose attractions make him think again about his amorous days being over.

Hear Horace’s Latin and follow in English here; see the illustrated blog post here.