A writer of various Epodes and Satires, was – for ten points – what Roman poet best known for laying down the rules for writing poetry in his masterpiece, Ars Poetica?
The son of a freed slave, his father paid for him to receive the absolute best education possible. He fought in the army of Marcus Brutus after the assassination of Caesar, but later gained favor in the eyes of Brutus's conqueror and nemesis, Octavian. His writings while in the service of Octavian gained him a status similar to today's Poet Laureates. A writer of various Epodes and Satires, was – for ten points – what Roman poet best known for laying down the rules for writing poetry in his masterpiece, Ars Poetica?
The son of a freed slave, his father paid for him to receive the absolute best education possible.
Horace or Qunitus Horatius Flaccus