Horace on the wrong side of battle

I thought it was very interesting in class today when we were talking about how Augustus pardoned Horace for fighting on the wrong side. I was trying to research more about it tonight and I found a passage that said Horace's family's property in Venusia was confiscated. I couldn't find any more sources that went on into more detail about it, but I was wondering if that information was correct. Also, was it just part of Horace's style that he didn't mention Augustus directly in the poem, or did it have to do with the politics of the time? I was guessing it was more of Horace's style because he often alludes to something but leaves it up to the reader to figure out just what that something is, but I wasn't sure.

Ode 1.37

I found this ode to be one of the most interesting we have translated so far. After learning about it's place in history, I found things in the poem I did not think about before. The way the poem starts out with the repetition of "nunc" presents a certain kind of urgency for celebration, but as the poem continues, the pace slows. Horace has time for similes and talks of Cleopatra's "serene expression" on her face. To me, this is Horace allotting a long period of time to reflect back on Cleopatra, amidst the frenzied celebration that is about to take place. I also think, how we discussed in class, that Horace really admired her, even if she appeared crazed at time. I like the complexity of the emotion in this ode.