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Gaius Maecenas
Gaius Cilnius Maecenas was a friend and political advisor to Octavian. He was also an important patron for the new generation of Augustan poets, including both Horace and Virgil. In many languages, his name is an eponym for "patron of arts".
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culture · Roman political advisor (d. 8 BCE) · politician · patron of the arts · poet · writer · also Gaius Maecenas, Gaius Cilnius Maecenas, Mæcenas, Maecenas, C. Maecenas
Died 8 BC · Q8833
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