Carmen Saeculare brings to prominence Apollo, functioning as a surrogate for and patron of the princeps (Augustus), for whom a new temple on the Palatine had recently been consecrated. A marble inscription recording the ceremony and the part played by Horace still survives. The "Carmen Saeculare" is the earliest fully preserved lyric poem for which there is definite information about the circumstances of its public performance. The term "secular hymn" has recently been applied to popular music. Carmen Saeculare The Carmen Saeculare (Latin for "Secular Hymn" or "Song of the Ages") is a hymn in Sapphic meter written by the Roman poet
Carmen Toscano established the Carmen Toscano Foundation in her honor as a means of further documenting and archiving natural footage of Mexico in an effort to preserve the culture. Carmen Toscano Carmen Toscano (October 19, 1910 - January 14, 1988) was a Mexican documentarian, poet, preservationist, producer, and actress. She is the daughter of Mexico’s first filmmaker Salvador Toscano Barragán. She is best known for her 1950 documentary "Memorias de un mexicano", consisting of footage from her father’s past films, which served as important milestone for the inclusion of Mexican culture in film, and was the first documentary film produced in Mexico.