Horace
Horace received an education at Rome under L. Orbilius Pupillus, and then in Athens, at the Academy, where he met Cicero. While in Greece, Horace joined the army of Brutus and fought at Philippi. As a result of being on the losing side against Octavian and Mark Antony, Horace's family's property was confiscated.
In 39 B.C., after Augustus granted amnesty, Horace became a secretary in the Roman treasury. In 38, Horace met and became the patron of Maecenas, who provided him with a villa in the Sabine Hills.
Augustus favored Horace and commissioned him to write the Carmen Saeculare for the Secular Games of 17 B.C.