Known AS: Horace
Nickname: Didn't have Nickname
Father Name: Unknown (probably freedman)
Mother Name: Unknown
Date of Birth: 08 December 65 BC
Birth Place: Venusia, Lucania, Roman Republic (now Italy)
Date of Death: 27 November 8 BC (age 56)
Death Place: Rome, Roman Empire (now Italy)
Cause of Death: Unspecified
Gender: Male
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
Race or Ethnicity: White
Education: Grammaticus Orbilius in Rome
Occupation: Soldier, Poet
Language: Latin
Genres: Lyric poetry
Nationality: Ancient Rome
Notable Work(s): Odes, Satires, Ars Poetica
Quintus Horatius Flaccus or Horace (08 December 65 BC – 27 November 8 BC) is considered as the best Roman lyric poet during the time of Caesar Augustus. He was a member of literary circle which included Virgil and Lucius Varius Rufus. He is best known for his lyric poetry, Odes considered as the only Latin lyrics worth reading by the rhetorician Quintilian.
Early Life:
Quintus Horatius Flaccus was born on 08 December 65 BC in Venusia, Lucania, Roman Republic (now Italy). First, he studied at a finest school in Rome, the Grammaticus Orbilius. In 45 BC, he went to Athens to study Greek and philosophy at the best school. In 44 BC, after the assassination of Julius Caesar, Horace joined the army where he served under the generalship of Brutus. In 42 BC, he became staff officer and fought in the Battle of Philippi. In the battle, Marc Antony and Augustus defeated the army of Brutus and Horace back to Rome. After then, Horace's family's property was confiscated.
Personal Life:
A little is known about Horace personal life. His father was a Roman freedman who had a small farm in Venusia. Horace's mother is completely unknown.
Later Life & Death:
In Rome, Horace got a job as clerk to the quaestor. In 38 BC, he acquainted with Maecenas, who was an advisor to Augustus. In 35 BC, he published his first book entitled Satires. During this time, Maecenas gifted him an estate near Tibur in the Sabine Hills where Horace spent much of his time. In 30 BC, he published Epodes. In 23 BC, he published first three part of Odes. When Virgil died in 19 BC, Horace become the most important poet in the city of Rome. In 13 BC, he published 4th and last part of Odes. Quintus Horatius Flaccus or Horace died on 27 November 8 BC.
