Wikipedia: Maecenas

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Gaius Cilnius Maecenas (70 - 8 B.C.E.), confidant and political advisor to Augustus.

Gaius Cilnius Maecenas (70 - 8 B.C.), confidant and political advisor to Augustus.

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Maecenas also sponsored young poets - he is reputed to have discovered Horace and he supported Vergil as well. His name became a byword for a well-connected and wealthy patron.

Maecenas also sponsored young poets - he is reputed to have discovered Horace and he supported Virgil as well. His name became a byword for a well-connected and wealthy patron.

Gaius Cilnius Maecenas (70 - 8 B.C.), confidant and political advisor to Augustus.

Maecenas also sponsored young poets - he is reputed to have discovered Horace and he supported Virgil as well. His name became a byword for a well-connected and wealthy patron.