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The Gaius Maecenas mentioned in Cicero (Pro Cluentio, 56) as an influential member of the equestrian order in 91 B.C. may have been his grandfather, or even his father. The testimony of Horace ( Odes iii. 8, 5) and Maecenas’s own literary tastes imply that he had profited by the highest education of his time.
MontblancPatron of ArtGaius Maecenas. The body of the Patron of Art Gaius Maecenas Edition 888 is made of fine marble – a tribute to the symbolic material in the Roman Empire. The cap as well as rings are made of 925 sterling silver and decorated with the first verse of an ode to Maecenas poetized by Horace.
Gaius Maecenas is the 6th most popular public worker, the 430th most popular biography from Italy (up from 446th in 2019) and the most popular Italian Public Worker. Gaius Maecenas was a Roman statesman and advisor to Augustus Caesar. He is most famous for his role in establishing the cultural and intellectual life of Rome.
Gaius Maecenas Melissus ( / məˈlɪsəs /; fl. 1st century AD) was one of the freedmen of Gaius Maecenas, the noted Roman Augustan patron of the arts. His primary importance for Latin literature is that he invented his own form of comedy known as the " fabula trabeata " (tales of the knights). The genre did not prove particularly popular ...
Gaius Maecenas is a friend and political advisor to Gaius Octavian Caesar. He serves alongside Agrippa as a soldier in Octavian's army, although is mostly absent from any military decision making as his true talent lies in his poetry, which he uses to influence the Roman citizenship. Maecenas is cheerfully corrupt, having conspired with Posca in stealing Herod's bribe to Mark Antony. He ...
The Gardens of Maecenas, or Horti Maecenatis, constituted the luxurious ancient Roman estate of Gaius Maecenas, an Augustan -era imperial advisor and patron of the arts. The property was among the first in Italy to emulate the style of Persian gardens. [1] The walled villa, buildings, and gardens were located on the Esquiline Hill, atop the ...
Gaius or Gaius Maecenas (c. 70-8 BC) Roman nobleman of Etruscan origin, confidant and political adviser to Augustus.He was also an important promoter of the arts, a protector of young poetry talents and a friend of prominent authors such as Virgil and Horace.
