Satires (Horace) Satires (Horace) The Satires ( or "Sermones") is a collection of satirical poems written by the Roman poet, Horace. Composed in dactylic hexameters, the "Satires" explore the secrets of human happiness and literary perfection. Published probably in 35 BCE and at the latest, by 33 BCE, 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 BCE as a sequel. In his "Sermones" (Latin for "conversations") or "Satires" (Latin for "miscellaneous poems"), Horace combines Epicurean, that is, originally Greek
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