title: Horace and medicine.
abstract: The Roman poet Horace, who died 2,000 years ago, achieved fame in his own lifetime as a gentle satirist and writer of odes of inimitable lyrical beauty. Posterity honors him for his solid common sense and the aptness and elegance of his language. This article briefly reviews his life and quotes a number of passages from his works that refer to contemporary medicine and hygiene.
authors: University of Dayton Health Center, OH 45469-0900.
authors: J H
authors: JH
authors: Dirckx
mesh_terms: D005197:Famous Persons; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008513:Medicine in Literature; D011037:Poetry as Topic / Q000266:history*