Q. Horatius Flaccus · c. 23 BCE
The four books of Odes. Read Horace: Carmina (Odes) by Q. Horatius Flaccus page by page and explore its network of 703 people, places and things.
[1] Maecenas atavis edite regibus, o et praesidium et dulce decus meum: sunt quos curriculo pulverem Olympicum collegisse iuvat metaque fervidis evitata rotis palmaque nobilis terrarum dominos evehit ad deos; hunc, si mobilium turba Quiritium certat tergeminis tollere honoribus, illum, si proprio condidit horreo quidquid de Libycis verritur areis.
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