The Gods have spoken and Aeneas prepares to obey their order to leave Dido behind. Hear the poem and follow in English here: see the illustrated blog post here.
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.
Pompeius’s civic rights have been restored and Horace is celebrating with him. See the blog post with an ancient party scene here and hear the poem with a translation here.