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Claudius: Tiberius Claudius Nero
Septimius: also recipient of Odes 2.6 but otherwise unknown; in their (magisterial) commentary on that poem, Nisbet and Hubbard state (Horace [Quintus Horatius Flaccus], 6. in Robin G. M. Nisbet and Margaret Hubbard (eds), A Commentary on Horace: Odes, Book II; Published in print: 1978; Published online: July 2015): <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Septimius\u00a0is described by Porphyrio as an\u00a0eques Romanus<\/em>\u00a0who was a\u00a0commilito<\/em>\u00a0of Horace; the latter statement is probably a bad guess, based on 8\u00a0militiae<\/em>and the supposed analogy of Pompeius in the next poem. Horace may have been considerably older, as he confidently expects to predecease his friend (22 ff.); when he recommends him to the young Tiberius, perhaps about 21\u00a0b.c. (epist<\/em>. 1. 9), he is hardly speaking of a middle-aged contemporary. He describes Septimius in the epistle as\u00a0fortem \u2026 bonumque<\/em>\u00a0(1. 9. 13); the compliment is conventional, yet\u00a0fortem<\/em>\u00a0suggests the more active virtues. The ambitious young man did well in the imperial household, and was promoted in due course to the inner circle; the\u00a0success of his career is shown by Augustus’s letter to Horace ‘tui qualem habeam memoriam poteris ex Septimio quoque nostro audire; nam incidit ut illo coram fieret a me tui mentio’ (Suet.\u00a0vit. Hor<\/em>. 30 ff. Rostagni).”<\/p>\n\n\n\n quanti: genitive of value <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n “<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" All of the epistles are written in dactylic hexameter. Claudius: Tiberius Claudius NeroSeptimius: also recipient of Odes 2.6 but otherwise unknown; in their (magisterial) commentary on that poem, Nisbet and Hubbard state (Horace [Quintus Horatius Flaccus], 6. in Robin G. M. Nisbet and Margaret Hubbard (eds), A Commentary on Horace: Odes, Book II; Published in … <\/p>\n
scilicet: apparently
legentis: genitive with Neronis
validius: comparative adverb
timui ne: fear clause
finxisse: from fingere: here “to misrepresent as”
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