The book of the professor of Saratov University V. G. Borukhovich is dedicated to the life and work of the great Roman poet, who lived two millennia ago. It consists of two parts: the poet's selected works in the best Russian translations and a biographical essay. It tells about the civil wars in Rome, of which Horace was a participant, about the life and life of this city at the turn of two eras - the republic and the empire, about the poets - the predecessors of Horace. The work is illustrated with photographs from the works of fine art of Rome of the time of Horace.