Our very own Gil Gigliotti presents for AARP! Break open a Falernian beverage; it is Horace’s Birthday! To celebrate, we’ll examine how the works of Quintus Horatius Flaccus (December 8, 65 BCE – November 27, 8 BCE), the son-of-a-freedman, earned him a spot in the inner circle of Roman Emperor Augustus. Influenced by earlier poets, Horace’s own influence has been “more lasting than bronze,” as he had predicted, since two different literary genres bear his name: the Horatian ode and the Horatian satire.

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