Saturae

aka Sermones

Satires

Author

Horace

Language

Classical Latin

Year

c. 33 BC

Country

Roman Republic

Genre

Poetry Collection

ancient worldgraeco-roman

0

📷2 photos

The Satires is a collection of satirical poems written in Latin dactylic hexameters by the Roman poet Horace. Published probably in 35 BC and at the latest, by 33 BC, the first book of Satires represents Horace's first published work. It established him as one of the great poetic talents of the Augustan Age. The second book was published in 30 BC as a sequel.