This is the first complete interpretative edition of Horace's 'Odes' to be published in Greece. The Horace of the 'Odes' is the last great lyric poet of the ancient world. Over two thousand years away from us, yet strangely so close to us.

Son of a former slave, he created and refined a poetry that continues to inspire admiration from the experienced reader. His work is an original and personal poetic achievement; however, beneath the surface, we can discern the influences of the ancient Greek tradition, the contemporary Roman society in which the poet lived, and the unprecedented moment in history that shaped their poetry.

Everything that Athens and Rome were able to teach him.