The Resume

(December 8, 65-November 27, 8 BC)
Birth name was Quintus Horatius Flaccus
Wrote ‘Ars Poetica,’ ‘Satires,’ ‘Odes,’ ‘Epodes,’ ‘Epistles’ and ‘Carmen Saeculare’
Friend of Virgil

Why he might be annoying:

He was short, fat and wimpy.
He was a critical person.
He had issues with authority.
He deserted Brutus’ army at the Battle of Philippi.

Why he might not be annoying:

His father was a freed slave who scrimped and saved to get him a good education.
When he got back from the war, his father was dead, and the Empire had seized his family property.
He is known for his good-humored satire.
Queen Elizabeth I liked his poems and translated them into English.
Scholars consider him one of the greatest Latin poets in history.
He came up with the concept of ‘carpe diem’ (‘seize the day’), which was used in the popular film ‘Dead Poets Society.’

Credit: Wieland Kalligaro

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Ancient Poets
• Ancient Times
• Ancient Times: Rome
• Dante Saw Me in Hell (Ranked: 1)
• Fat Comedians
• Horseshoe Haircut
• Known By a Single Name
• Look at Me, I'm Thirsty
• Look at Me, My Picture Is Art
• Poets
• Profiles 14001-14250 (Ranked: 14056)
• Satirists and Wits
• Wieland Kalligaro's Profiles [Series 5]

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 85.71% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 69.23% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 18 Votes: 38.89% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 18 Votes: 38.89% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 23 Votes: 47.83% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 27 Votes: 51.85% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 71 Votes: 57.75% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 135 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 148 Votes: 47.97% Annoying