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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.

Echoing Stoic philosophy, Horace commends indifference to riches and makes the point that they are of value only when put to use. Hear Horace’s Latin and follow in English here; see the illustrated blog post here.

Horace compliments a fellow-author who is also a prominent public figure with an outstanding political and military career, in the process giving a vivid evocation of the tragedy of civil war. Hear Horace’s Latin and follow in English here; see the illustrated blog post here.