Horace Biography Flashcards
What is Horace’s full name?
Quintus Horatius Flaccus
When and where was Horace born?
Venusia, December 8, 65 B.C.
When and where did Horace die?
Rome, November 27, 8 B.C.
What was the social status of Horace’s father?
he was a former public slave, and he owned a farm
What was Horace’s dad’s job when they moved to Rome?
he was a collector in auction sales
Who was Horace’s teacher of rhetoric in Rome, who he referred to as “Plagosus”?
Orbilius
From what text did Horace receive the majority of his education?
Livius Andronicus’s Odusia
When did Horace go to Athens?
when he was 20, around the time of Julius Caesar’s assassination
From whom did Horace learn philosophy in Athens?
Cratippus of Pergamum (a Peripatetic philosopher) and Theomnestos (an Academic)
Whose army did Horace join after the murder of Caesar and what was his rank?
Brutus’s, he was a military tribune and was in charge of a legion
What event disrupted Horace’s military career?
the defeat at Philippi (42 B.C.)
When did Horace return to Rome from Greece?
41 B.C.
What profession did Horace have to take up after his farm had been confiscated?
scriba quaestorius
Who introduced Horace to Maecenas in 38 B.C.?
Varius and Varro
Who presented Horace with a new farm in 33 B.C.?
Maecenas
