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Horace

65 BC - 8 BC

Horace

Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Classical Latin: [ˈkʷiːntʊs (h)ɔˈraːtiʊs ˈfɫakːʊs]; 8 December 65 BC – 27 November 8 BC), commonly known in the English-speaking world as Horace (), was the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus (also known as Octavian). The rhetorician Quintilian regarded his Odes as the only Latin lyrics worth reading: "He can be lofty sometimes, yet he is also full of charm and grace, versatile in his figures, and felicitously daring in his choice of words." Horace also crafted elegant hexameter verses (Satires and Epistles) and caustic iambic poetry (Epodes). The hexameters are amusing yet serious works, friendly in tone, leading the ancient satirist Persius to comment: "as his friend laughs, Horace slyly puts his finger on his every fault; once let in, he plays about the heartstrings". His career coincided with Rome's momentous change from a republic to an empire. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Horace is the 43rd most popular writer (down from 31st in 2019), the 54th most popular biography from Italy (down from 32nd in 2019) and the 6th most popular Italian Writer.

Horace is most famous for his work as a lyric poet.

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Among writers, Horace ranks 43 out of 7,302. Before him are George Orwell, Charles Dickens, Matsuo Bashō, Hermann Hesse, Emily Dickinson, and Ernest Hemingway. After him are F. Scott Fitzgerald, Alexander Pushkin, Simone de Beauvoir, Friedrich Schiller, Aristophanes, and Thomas Hardy.

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George Orwell
1903 - 1950
HPI: 85.28
Rank: 37
Charles Dickens
1812 - 1870
HPI: 85.20
Rank: 38
Matsuo Bashō
1644 - 1694
HPI: 85.14
Rank: 39
Hermann Hesse
1877 - 1962
HPI: 85.13
Rank: 40
Emily Dickinson
1830 - 1886
HPI: 85.12
Rank: 41
Ernest Hemingway
1899 - 1961
HPI: 84.99
Rank: 42
Horace
65 BC - 8 BC
HPI: 84.80
Rank: 43
F. Scott Fitzgerald
1896 - 1940
HPI: 84.65
Rank: 44
Alexander Pushkin
1799 - 1837
HPI: 84.64
Rank: 45
Simone de Beauvoir
1908 - 1986
HPI: 84.63
Rank: 46
Friedrich Schiller
1759 - 1805
HPI: 84.57
Rank: 47
Aristophanes
448 BC - 386 BC
HPI: 84.47
Rank: 48
Thomas Hardy
1840 - 1928
HPI: 84.42
Rank: 49

Contemporaries

Among people born in 65 BC, Horace ranks 1. After him are Salome I, Cicero Minor, and Polemon I of Pontus. Among people deceased in 8 BC, Horace ranks 1. After him are Gaius Maecenas, and Polemon I of Pontus.