biography
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Maecenas, Gaius (Cilnius)
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pronunciation:
[miyseenas]
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| male
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| lived:
| (?–8 BC)
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| biography:
| Roman politician of ancient Etruscan lineage, who together with Agrippa played a key role in the rise to power of Octavian/Augustus, and his establishment of the empire after 31 BC. Besides being a trusted counsellor and diplomatic agent, he also helped the new regime by his judicious patronage of the arts, encouraging such poets as Horace, Virgil, and Propertius. |
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