Horatius Flaccus

Also known as: Horace · Role: poet · First appears: Horace

Horace, also known as Horatius Flaccus, served as a military tribune at Philippi at the instance of Marcus Brutus. After the overthrow of his party, he obtained a pardon and purchased the office of scribe to a quaestor.

He was a friend of Mecaenas and Augustus. At the palace, Augustus offered him a secretaryship through Mecaenas, but Horace refused; Augustus showed no displeasure and continued to give him tokens of regard, including patronage. Horace later made Augustus his heir in a nuncupatory will, and he was also a friend of Septimius. He died on 27 November, having completed his fifty-ninth year.

Relationship record

Life events

• Horatius Flaccus served as military tribune at Marcus Brutus's instance.(Horace · 📍 Philippi)
  • With: Marcus Brutus
  • “In the battle of Philippi, he served as a military tribune, which post he filled at the instance of Marcus Brutus, the general;”
• Horatius Flaccus obtained a pardon and purchased a quaestor's scribal office.(Horace)
  • “and having obtained a pardon, on the overthrow of his party, he purchased the office of scribe to a quaestor.”
• Augustus offered Horatius Flaccus a secretaryship, but Horatius refused the office.(Horace · 📍 the palace)
  • With: Augustus Mecaenas
  • “Augustus offered to appoint him his secretary, signifying his wishes to Mecaenas in a letter to the following effect: ‘Hitherto I have been able to write my own epistles to friends; but now I am too much occupied, and in an infirm state of health. I wish, therefore, to deprive you of our Horace: let him leave, therefore, your luxurious table and come to the palace, and he shall assist me in writing my letters.’ And upon his refusing to accept the office, he neither exhibited the smallest displeasure, nor ceased to heap upon him tokens of his regard.”
• Horatius Flaccus made Augustus his heir in a nuncupatory will.(Horace)
  • With: Augustus
  • “He made a nuncupatory will, declaring Augustus his heir, not being able, from the violence of his disorder, to sign one in due form.”
• Horatius Flaccus died after completing his fifty-ninth year.(Horace)
  • “and died on the fifth of the calends of December [27th November], in the consulship of Caius Marcius Censorinus and Caius Asinius Gallus; having completed his fifty-ninth year.”

Horace

• employer: Marcus Brutus “In the battle of Philippi, he served as a military tribune, which post he filled at the instance of Marcus Brutus, the general”
• friends with Mecaenas “And first, how much Mecaenas loved him may be seen by the epigram in which he says:”
• friends with Augustus “And if you are so proud as to scorn my friendship, that is no reason why I should lightly esteem yours, in return.”
• employer: Augustus “Augustus offered to appoint him his secretary, signifying his wishes to Mecaenas in a letter to the following effect: “Hitherto I have been able to write my own epistles to friends; but now I am too much occupied, and in an infirm state of health.”
• patron: Augustus “Besides this, among other drolleries, he often called him, ‘his most immaculate penis,’ and ‘his charming little man,’ and loaded him from time to time with proofs of his munificence.”
• friends with Septimius “How I hold you in memory you may learn from our friend Septimius, for I happened to mention you when he was present.”

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Extracted from the original text of The Lives of the Twelve Caesars. Made with Rho MD.