Horace

Horace (Quintus Horatius Flaccus; 65–8 B.C.), Roman lyric poet and satirist. At first supported by a rich patron, Maecenas, he later became the favored poet of the emperor Augustus. Horace's surviving works include four books of Odes, two of Satires, two of Epistles, and his Episodes, These and the Art of Poetry have had deep influence on European literature.

See also: Rome, Ancient.