Hor‧ace /ˈhɒrəs, ˈhɒrɪs $ ˈhɔː-/
(65–8 BC) a Roman poet and writer of satire (=literature making fun of stupid or evil people), whose work greatly influenced English poetry. His full Latin name was Quintus Horatius Flaccus.

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