Tag: horace

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.

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 today’s post, Horace maintains that his poetic skills are too lightweight for epic and warlike themes – but his poem hints at a different story.

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.

Today we publish all 20 of the Horace Odes so far on Pantheon Poets as a single selection in reference order. Access it here to hear the poetry in the original Latin and follow in English translation.