Today is the birthday of the Roman poet Horace. We know the exact date from Suetonius’ Life of Horace (tr. J.C. Rolfe):
He was born on the sixth day before the Ides of December in the consulate of Lucius Cotta and Lucius Torquatus [65 BCE].
natus est VI Idus Decembris L. Cotta et L. Torquato consulibus.
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Horace’s Birthday
December 8th, 2006 · No Comments · Latin, Latin Literature
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