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Maecenas

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Mae·ce·nas  (m-sns, m-), Gaius 70?-8 b.c.
Roman politician and patron of Horace and Virgil.
Maecenas [miːˈsiːnæs]
n
1. (Biographies / Maecenas, Gaius (?70 bc-8 bc) M, Roman, POLITICS: statesman, WRITING: patron) Gaius (ˈgaɪəs). ?70-8 bc, Roman statesman; adviser to Augustus and patron of Horace and Virgil
2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) a wealthy patron of the arts
Maecenas [miːˈsiːnæs]
n
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) a wealthy patron of the arts
[from Gaius Maecenas (?70-8 bc) Roman statesman and patron of Horace and Virgil]
Translations
Maecenas
n → Maecenas m; (fig) → Mäzen m


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Augustus raised Agrippa (though of mean birth) to that height, as when he consulted with Maecenas, about the marriage of his daughter Julia, Maecenas took the liberty to tell him, that he must either marry his daughter to Agrippa, or take away his life; there was no third way, he had made him so great.
The Essays by Bacon, Sir Francis View in context
asked Vronsky, thinking that, as a Russian Maecenas, it was his duty to assist the artist regardless of whether the picture were good or bad.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
Lenotre had hastened the pleasure of the Maecenas of his period; all the nursery- grounds had furnished trees whose growth had been accelerated by careful culture and the richest plant-food.
The Man in the Iron Mask by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
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