Ars Poetica and Carmen Saeculare

"The Ars Poetica and Carmen Saeculare are two literary works written by Quintus Horatius Flaccus, better known as Horace, a Roman poet and philosopher who lived in the 1st century BC. The Ars Poetica is a letter written to Pisones, which discusses the nature and correct way of writing poetry. Its influence in Latin literature is significant and it introduced concepts like "in medias res" and "ut pictura poesis" to literary criticism. The Carmen Saeculare is a hymn honoring the gods and goddesses of Rome, written to be recited at a public celebration called the Ludi Saeculares."