The work of the great Roman poet, Horatius Flaccus (65 BC to 8 BC), spanned all aspects of Roman life: politics, the arts, religion, & the authority of the emperor, while his legendary poems (Satires, Odes, Epistles) about friendship, philosophy, love & sex still have considerable appeal. This biography attempts to present a complete picture of Horace`s life & world. It considers the details of Horace`s romantic liaisons & why he never married, what the status of his father
- a freedman
- meant to the poet, & his distinctive brand of philosophy. In this acclaimed biography, Peter Levi
- a fellow poet
- has produced a thrilling & eminently readable book, the definitive on one of Rome`s greatest poets & the times during which he lived.