YEAR OF

HORACE

726 28

37

C. Caesar Octavianus Octavianus dedicates the temple of Apollo o VI., M. Agrippa II. the Palatine; O. 1, 31. 38 C. Caesar Octavianus Aug. VII., M. Agrippa III.

40 C. Caesar Octavianus
Aug. IX., M. Junius
Silanus.

C. Caesar Aug. X., C.
Norbanus Flaccus.

C. Caesar Aug. XI.. A.
Terentius Varro Mu-

rera.

M. Claudius Marcellus,
L. Arruntius.

M. Lollius, Q. Aemilius
Lepidus.

rians.

Octavianus receives the title of Augustus and
of Imperator. Preparations are made for
an expedition against Arabia; O. 1, 29.
Expedition of Augustus against the Cantab-
Expedition against Arabia, under
command of Aelius Gallus.
Phraates expels Tiridates from Parthia. Au.
gustus, having conquered the Cantabrians,
returns to Rome, and closes for the second
time the temple of Janus; O. 3, 14; ib. 4,
15. Death of Quinctilius; O. 1.24. Horace
(probably) publishes the first Three Books
of his Odes.

Death of the young Marcellus; O. 1, 12, 45
seqq. Augustus is invested with the tri-
bunician power for life.

A conspiracy against Augustus discovered and suppressed.

Augustus goes to Greece; winters at Samos.

C. Sentius Saturninus, Death of Virgil at Brundusium.
Q. Lucretius.

P. Cornelius Lentulus, Horace publishes the First Book of Epistles.
Cn. Cornelius Lentul-

us.

C. Furnius, C. Junius
Silanus.

50 M. Livius Drusus Libo,
L. Calpurnius Piso.

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52

742

12

53

746

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57

Tib. Claudius Nero, P.
Quinctilius Varus.

M. Valerius Messala, P.
Sulpicius Quirinus.

Augustus celebrates the Ludi Saeculares;
Horace writes the Secular Hymn.

Defeat of the Raeti and Vindelici by Tiberius
and Drusus; Odes Fourth and Fourteenth
of Book Fourth.

Horace publishes the Fourth Book of Odes,

Death of Agrippa.

C. Marcius Censorinus, Death of Horace (a few weeks after that of

C. Asinius Gallus.

Maecenas) on the 27th of November.

THE LYRIC METRES OF HORACE.

For the details pertaining to versification, such as the names and component parts of the feet, and the terms employed for the different metres and kinds of verses, the student is referred to Harkness's New Latin Grammar, 596-630.

I.—ALCAIC STANZA. In thirty-seven Odes: I., 9, 16, 17, 26, 27, 29, 31, 34, 35, 37; II., 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 19, 20; III., 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 17, 21, 23, 26, 29; IV., 4, 9, 14, 15.

Four verses: first two, Greater Alcaics (628, IX.); third, Trochaic Dimeter with Anacrusis (619, 1); fourth, Lesser Alcaic (628, VIII.). Gr. 631, I.

II.-SAPPHIC STANZA. In twenty-six Odes: I., 2, 10, 12, 20, 22, 25, 30, 32, 38; II., 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 16; III., 8, 11, 14, 18, 20, 22, 27; IV., 2, 6, 11; and Secular Hymn.

Four verses: first three, Lesser Sapphics (628, VI.); fourth, Adonic (628, I.). Gr. 631, II.

III. GLYCONIC ASCLEPIADEAN STANZA. In twelve Odes: I., 3, 13, 19,

36; III., 9, 15, 19, 24, 25, 28; IV., 1, 3.

Four verses: first and third, Second Glyconics Catalectic (628, III.); second and fourth, Lesser Asclepiadeans (628, IV.). Gr. 631, VI.

IV.-IAMBIC STANZA. In the first ten Epodes.

Two verses: the first, Iambic Trimeter (622); second, Iambic Dimeter (624). Gr. 631, XVI.

V.-FIRST ASCLEPIADEAN GLYCONIC STANZA.

24, 33; II., 12; III., 10, 16; IV., 5, 12.

In nine Odes: I., 6, 15,

Four verses: the first three, Lesser Asclepiadeans (628, IV.); the fourth, Second Glyconic Catalectic (628, III.). Gr. 631, IV.

VI.-SECOND ASCLEPIADEAN GLYCONIC STANZA. In seven Odes: I., 5, 14, 21, 23; III., 7, 13; IV., 13.

Four verses: the first two, Lesser Asclepiadeans (628, IV.); the third, Second Glyconic Catalectic with syncope in the third foot (628, III., Note 2); the fourth, Second Glyconic Catalectic (628, III.). Gr. 631, V.

VII.-LESSER ASCLEPIADEAN STANZA. In three Odes: I., 1; III., 30;

Four Lesser Asclepiadeans (628, IV.). Gr. 631, VII.

VIII.-GREATER ASCLEPIADEAN STANZA. In three Odes: I., 11, 18;

Four Greater Asclepiadēans (628, V.). Gr. 631, VIII.

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IX.-DOUBLE ALCMANIAN STANZA. In two Odes: I., 7, 28.

Four verses: first and third, Dactylic Hexameters (610); second and fourth, Dactylic Tetrameters (616). Gr. 631, IX.

X.-FIRST PYTHIAMBIC STANZA.-In Epodes 14 and 15.

Two verses: first, Dactylic Hexameter (610); second, Iambic Dimeter (624). Gr. 631, XVII.

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XI.-GREATER SAPPHIC STANZA. In Ode I., 8.

Four verses: first and third, First Glyconics Catalectic with syncope in the third foot (628, III., Note 1) (608, VII.); second and fourth, Greater Sapphics (628, VII.). Gr. 631, III.

XII.-TROCHAIC STANZA. In Ode II., 18.

Four verses: first and third, Trochaic Dimeter Catalectic (619); second and fourth, Iambic Trimeter Catalectic (623). Gr. 631, X.

XIII.-DACTYLIC ARCHILOCHIAN STANZA. In Ode IV., 7.

Four verses: first and third, Dactylic Hexameters (610); second and fourth, Catalectic Dactylic Trimeters (617, note). Gr. 631, XI.

XIV.—GREATER ARCHILOCHIAN STANZA. In Ode I., 4.

Four verses: first and third, Greater Archilochians (628, X); second and

fourth, Iambic Trimeter Catalectic (623). Gr. 631, XII.

Three verses: first and second, Ionic Tetrameters (626, Note 2); third,

Ionic Dimeter (626). Gr. 631, XUI.

XVI.-FIRST ARCHILOCHIAN STANZA. In Epode 13.

Two verses: first, Dactylic Hexameter (610); second, Iambico-Dactylic (624 and 617). Gr. 631, XIV. 1.-|-|-~|-~|-~|-~

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Two verses: first, Iambic Trimeter (622); second, Dactylico-Iambic (617 and 624). Gr. 631, XV.

XVIII.-SECOND PYTHIAMBIC STANZA. In Epode 16.

Two verses: first, Dactylic Hexameter (610); second, Iambic Trimeter (622). Gr. 631, XVIII.

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XIX.-ALCMANIAN STANZA. In Epode 12.

Two verses: first, Dactylic Hexameter (610); second, Dactylic Tetrs. meter (616). Gr. 631, XIX.

XX.-IAMBIC TRIMETER (622). In Epode 17.

Not grouped into stanzas.

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