Horace was born in Vinucia, a small town in Campania, southern Italy. He was originally the son of a slave. His father is a tax collector and owns a small farm. Dissatisfied with the local education, my father brought his young Horace to Rome in 52 BC and sent his son to study under the famous grammarian Obilius. In 45 BC, Horace went to Athens for further study. This made him influenced by Greek culture very early and became an admirer of Greek culture, thus broadening his knowledge.
Horace is brilliant and passionate about politics. During the civil war, he joined the army against Caesar and sent Brutu, and was appointed as the commander of the legion, so his father's property was confiscated when he died in Rome. In 4 1 BC, Octavian issued an Amnesty order, and Horace was able to return to Rome, get an official position among the financial officials, and began to write poems in his spare time. Because his family was poor at that time, he often felt cynical in his heart, which led him to write satirical poems, mocking the stupidity and greed of the world with his unique sensitivity and insight. In Rome, Horace's poems quickly attracted Virgil's attention, and through Virgil, Horace, a Roman poet, completed this satirical poem in 35 ~ 30 BC, and the poem adopted the form of dialogue. In addition, he also wrote poems such as carols. Because of Mackenzie's appreciation and protection, he is in a better position. In 33 BC, he received a gift from Marknaz and got a small manor in Sabin, not far from Rome. Since then, Horace has been living a stable life, either in the manor or in Rome. In his spare time, he spends all his energy writing poems. From his poetry creation in this period, we can also see that he especially loved his small farm. At the same time, with the support of McNaz and others, coupled with my unique poet charm, Horace naturally entered the upper class of Rome and often interacted with cultural figures in the upper class. Since then, his works have become more abundant. In addition to continuing to publish some satirical poems, he also published a series of question-and-answer poems or epistolary poems, which not only evaluated the society and personnel, but also incorporated musical carols and short sentences. His style is also anti-traditional cynicism, which is more about praising life and enjoying comfortable environment and beautiful scenery of nature.
After Virgil died in BC 19, Horace became the first poet in Rome and was favored by Augustus. But even so, Horace maintained a certain degree of personal independence. More than once, he politely refused to write an epic praising Augustus' achievements on the grounds that he was not good at writing epics. It is said that Augustus suggested Horace to be his secretary, but he also declined politely. In BC 17, Rome held the "Great Prosperity Festival", and Horace wrote a hymn for the centennial celebration under the order of Augustus. He adopted the rhythm and rhythm of Greek poetry and wrote Song of the Century with gorgeous lyrics. With his beautiful melody, he won a high honor.
His main works are carols and poems. Ode consists of four volumes, mainly praising Augustus' rule and the revival of Roman morality during Augustus' rule.
In 8 AD, Horace died. More than a thousand years after his death, a famous scholar once commented on Horace: "Horace is a perfect man in this world, he tolerates everything without any prejudice;" He can be at home all over the world and get along with everyone freely; He is willing to enjoy any happiness ... but he never laughs loudly and embarrasses others. He was as pragmatic as Franklin, but he wrote poems all his life. Like Montaigne, he never fell into any narrow position, but he didn't write prose but only poems; He is such a poet who combines common sense with distinctive personality so intimately, which is rare in ancient and modern times. "