By Henry Bradley and Peter Dempsey 3A

VIRGIL AND HORACE

Virgil

He was born October 15th, 70 BC First poem was in four books called the Georgics was about farming His last work was called Aenied an epic 12 books of poem which describes the journey of Trojan Hero Aeneas to Italy and how he participated in the wars there, founded upon old Roman tradition that Aeneas and his Trojans settled in Italy, and were the founders of Rome He held great regard for all living things and all things present in nature In the Aenied, Virgil expressed the importance and greatness of Rome

Virgil

He also wrote other poems which were in response to the Iliad and the Odyssey. He died September 21st, 19 BC Has been considered the greatest Augustan poets His writing showed his idea of the Roman countryman and how countrymen should live He wrote about these countrymen during a time when they were beginning to demand more rights and opportunities

Virgil

As Virgil creates Rome as a masterpiece in his writing, he tells of how Rome was guided by the gods to a magnificent empire The poem is named after Aeneas, the founder of Rome (otherwise known as Romulus) Before he died, Virgil wished for his writings to be destroyed Virgils poems were instead spared

Horace

Born December 8th, 65 BC He wrote the Odes, Satires, and Epistles of Horace. These stories founded the most original form of Roman poems. These Odes werent spoken, they were sung as they were performed Became a firm supporter of Octavian (Augustus) Horace believed that Rome was destined to have only one ruler, and this ruler was only to be Augustus

Horace

The last three Odes that Horace wrote imply that he did not want to write anymore regarding the publications of his earlier works He wrote three more Epistles after this, focusing on the criticism of Ancient literature Horace wrote about the daily Roman life These poems were very descriptive and went into great detail