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Quintus Horatius Flaccus was born at Venusia, Italy, Dec. 8 65 B.C.E and died in Nov. 27 8 B.C.E (Crystal, http://www.crystalinks.com/horace.html). He is recognized as one of history's greatest poets. Horace was a humble person, for this he was loved by all his friends. He had very few enemies. His favorite subjects for poetry were love and nature. Later in his life he went from writing poetry to writing philosophy (Gilleland, http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/horatius.htm).There were many things that affected Horace in his youth which influenced his adulthood. Horace's father was a freed slave and found employment in the areas of tax collecting and as an auction broker. Horace lived a modest childhood (Crystal, http://www.crystalinks.com/horace.html). Even though his family wa
When the war was lost, all his assets were seized and he was forced to return home penniless. Although Horace didn't win any battles or conquer any new land, he may have had more of a lasting impact than many of the war heroes of Rome. Horace started with almost nothing, and died a successful man. s barely getting by, Horace's father made sure that Horace got the best education possible. At a young age, Horace was sent to Athens to study, and after went to Rome to find a career. Horace's upbeat poems were not usual in that time, and for a while were not accepted. His writing inspired many people and is still used in classrooms today. Dante called him one of the best poets, topped only by Virgil and Homer.
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