Blackheath Halls, 23 Lee Road, Blackheath, London SE3 9RQ
Few poets can have lived in such interesting times as Horace: civil war and political turmoil in the age of the Caesars fuelled his witty verse. Former editor of The Times, Peter Stothard will be in conversation with Suzi Feay about his latest book Horace: Poet on a Volcano a fascinating biographical study of this most quoted of Latin poets. Carpe diem!
Peter Stothard is a classicist, journalist, and critic. He is a former editor of The Times of London and of the Times Literary Supplement. His books include The Last Assassin: The Hunt for the Killers of Julius Caesar; Crassus: The First Tycoon; and Palatine: An Alternative History of the Caesars.
