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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.

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.