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Description: A brief biography of the Roman philosopher and dramatic critic Quintus Horatius Flaccus.
UINTUS HORATIUS FLACCUS, known in English as Horace, was born at Venusia, near the border of Apulia, in 65 B.C. His father, a former slave who had freed himself before the birth of his son, sent him to school in Rome. As a young man Horace went to Athens and studied philosophy at the famous schools. When the Civil War broke out he enlisted in the army of Brutus, served at Philippi, and came back to Rome not long after. Deprived of his property as a result of the proscriptions, he began life anew at the age of twenty-four as a clerk in a public office. Not long after, he attracted the attention of Mæcenas, and soon became acquainted with Varius and Virgil, henceforth devoting himself to literary pursuits. HIs first work, the first book of
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| Keywords: | horace, quintus horatius flaccus, art of poetry, ars poetica, aristotle |
| Description: | A biography of the ancient Roman philosopher and dramatic critic. |
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