Tag: horace

Horace bids farewell to Galatea as she leaves for a sea-voyage and recalls the myth of Europa. Hear Horace’s Latin and follow in English here; see the illustrated blog post 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 offers sacrifice and a holiday if Faunus will be gentle with his farm. Hear Horace’s Latin and follow in English here; see the illustrated blog post here.

At a time when it seems equally possible that Rome may find peace or slide back into disastrous civil war, Horace addresses a heartfelt prayer to Fortuna, a Goddess who can be both kindly and remorselessly cruel. Hear Horace’s Latin and follow in English here; see the illustrated blog post here.

Augustus returns victorious from the wars in Spain. Hear Horace’s Latin and follow in English here; see the illustrated blog post here.