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Maecenas
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Philippe Le Doze
  • LAST REVIEWED: 21 February 2023
  • LAST MODIFIED: 21 February 2023
  • DOI: 10.1093/obo/9780195389661-0395

  • Galinsky, Karl. 1996. Augustan culture. An interpretative introduction. Princeton, NJ: Princeton Univ. Press.

    A study of the transformation of Roman society under Augustus’s principate. The notion of auctoritas and the diffusion of Augustan values are at the heart of the various chapters, which analyze art, architecture, literature, and religion during this period.

  • Galinsky, Karl. 2005. The Cambridge companion to the age of Augustus. Cambridge, UK, and New York: Cambridge Univ. Press.

    DOI: 10.1017/CCOL0521807964

    A reasonably complete, if not exhaustive, and stimulating overview of Augustan Rome. So-called “Augustan” literature is not forgotten since four studies by eminent scholars (A. Barchiesi, J. Griffin, P. White, K. Galinsky) evoke poetry during this period from different angles.

  • Hurlet, Frédéric, and Bernard Mineo, eds. 2009. Le Principat d’Auguste. Réalités et représentations

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    Maece'nas, C. Ci'lnius

    Of the life of Maecenas we must be content to glean what scattered notices we can from the poets and historians of Rome, since it does not appear to have been formally recorded by any ancient author. We are totally in the dark both as to the date and place of his birth, and the manner of his education. It is most probable, however, that he was born some time between B. C. 73 and 63; and we learn from Horace (Hor. Carm. 4.11) that his birth-day was the 13th of April. His family, though belonging only to the equestrian order, was of high antiquity and honour, and traced its descent from the Lucumonesof Etruria. The scholiast on Horace (Hor. Carm. 1.1) informs us that he numbered Porsena among his ancestors; and his authority is in some measure confirmed by a fragment of one of Augustus' letters to Maecenas, preserved by Macrobius (Macr. 2.4), in which he is addressed as " berylle Porsenae." His paternal ancestors [CILNII] are mentioned by Livy (10.3, 5) as having attained to so high a pitch of power and wealth at Arretium about the middle of the
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    Maecenas

    (Gaius Maecenas)

    70–8 BC

    Maecenas was a close friend of Augustus, and although he did not hold official public offices, he was very influential in government, both domestically, and diplomatically. His reputation was one of exceptional tact and moderation and he aided Augustus greatly in his dealings with rivals and political opponents. The fact that the reputation of Augustus was one of moderation and accommodation was largely due to the influence of Maecenas, who actively discouraged him from carrying out purges or mass executions of his political enemies.

    VIRGILREADINGATTHEHOUSEOF MAECENAS, JALABER
    In spite of his significant contributions to the new political order in Rome, Maecenas is still best known for being a patron of the arts. He supported and promoted the careers of such Latin literary greats as Virgil, Horace, and Propertius. The Augustan era is known as the Golden Age of Latin literature, and it marks the first time that Latin rose to the same level as Greek in terms of original literary contributions. Maecenas can be thoug

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