Expert: Maria - 10/5/2006

Question
I want to kno who was Horatius from rome , and why was  importent?

Answer
Hello,

Quintus Horatius Flaccus (born  65 BC, Venusia, Italy – died 8 BC, Rome, Italy), known as Horace in English, was an outstanding  Latin lyric poet and satirist under the emperor Augustus.
The most frequent themes of his Odes, Satires and verse Epistles are love, friendship, philosophy, and the art of poetry.  
He is very important because his works significantly influenced Western poetry from the Renaissance through the 19th century and have exerted a major influence on English poetry.

This in short, of course.

Anyway for more information you can see:
http://www.theatredatabase.com/ancient/horace_001.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horace

Have a nice day.
Maria