Carmen Saeculare

The Carmen Saeculare (Latin for "Secular Hymn" - "Song of the Ages"), is a hymn written by the poet Horace. It was commissioned by the Roman emperor Augustus in 17 BC. The mythological and religious song proposes the restoration of the tradition, the glorification of the gods: Jupiter, Diana, Venus. Carmen Saeculāre, choral hymn in the sapphic metre written by Horace in 17 BC at the command of the emperor Augustus, to be performed at the ludi saeculares (‘secular games’) by a choir of twenty-seven boys and twenty-seven girls. A marble inscription recording the ceremony and the part played by Horace still survives. The ode is in the form of a prayer addressed to Apollo and Diana, and the achievements of Augustus are commemorated.

External links

• The text of the Carmen Saeculare in Latin
• English Translation of the Carmen Saeculare