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Gaius Cilnius Maecenas ([ˈɡäːiʊs̠ ˈkɪɫ̪niʊs̠ mäe̯ˈkeːnäːs̠] 13 April 68 BC [1] – 8 BC) was a friend and political advisor to Octavian (who later reigned as emperor Augustus). He was also an important patron for the new generation of Augustan poets, including both Horace and Virgil .
Alex Wyndham (born 1 January 1981) is an English actor, known for his role as Gaius Maecenas in the HBO television series Rome (2007). [1] Biography.
Gaius Maecenas: Alex Wyndham: Gaius Maecenas: 2.4–2.10 Maecenas first appears in "Testudo et Lepus (The Tortoise and the Hare)"; he is a poet and longtime friend of Gaius Octavian and Marcus Agrippa, and one of Octavian's chief advisers and speechwriters. Maecenas is cheerfully corrupt, at one point conspiring with Posca to steal a portion of ...
Articles relating to Gaius Maecenas (c. 70 – 8 BC), quasi-culture minister to the Roman Emperor and patron of the Augustan poets, including Horace and Virgil. Pages in category "Gaius Maecenas" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
The gens Terentia was a plebeian family at ancient Rome. Dionysius mentions a Gaius Terentius Arsa, tribune of the plebs in 462 BC, but Livy calls him Terentilius, and from inscriptions this would seem to be a separate gens.
Gaius Maecenas, one of Augustus' most trusted friends. Terentia, Maecenas' wife and Augustus' favourite mistress. Octavia, the elder sister of Augustus and mother of Marcellus. She is one of the few people Julia truly loves. Marcellus, Julia's first husband and cousin. Horace, a poet beloved by Maecenas and Julia.
It depicts the moment when Virgil, reciting his work to the Emperor Augustus, his wife Livia and his sister Octavia, mentions the name of Octavia's dead son, Marcellus, causing Octavia to faint. [1] Augustus' advisors, Marcus Agrippa and Gaius Maecenas, can be seen watching in the background. [2]