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Odes of Horace in English Translation

Translated by John Conington

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The Latin poet Quintus Horatius Flaccus or Horace was born December 8, 65 at Venusia, near Apulia, and died on November 27, 8 B.C. He was the leading lyric poet and satirist in the Augustan Age. He wrote the Carmen Saeculare for Augustus to celebrate a very important set of public games.

The Odes and Carmen Saeculare of Horace


Translated Into English Verse by John Conington, M.A. Corpus Professor of Latin in the University of Oxford. Third Edition. 1865.

For those who like a challenge, try to guess who or what is shown in the thumbnails before clicking on the image for the numbered odes. Most of them are clearly connected with the topic of the ode or at least with the imagery.

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Relief of Telephus, son of Hercules.Horace Ode I.13Caligula Ship Hull From Lake NemiHorace Ode I.14Trojan War HeroesHorace Ode I.15Cybele and LionsHorace Ode I.16
Pan and DaphnisHorace Ode I.17Battle of the Lapiths and Centaurs, by Piero di Cosimo (1500-1515).Horace Ode I.18Venus de Milo or Aphrodite of MilosHorace Ode I.19Symposium painted frieze from a small mausoleum (colombarium) near Porta Maggione.  ca. 25-1 BC.Horace Ode I.20
Diana: Goddesses From Thomas Keightley's 1852 The Mythology of Ancient Greece and Italy.Horace Ode I.21Juba Denarius in Support of Pompey Against CaesarHorace Ode I.22FawnHorace Ode I.23Orpheus and Eurydice, by  Federico CervelliHorace Ode I.24

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