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People: Emperor Taizong of Tang
Topic: French Revolutions of 1848 and 1851
Location: Ambiani > Amiens Picardie France

Augustus, in 8 BCE, loses another of …

Years: 8BCE - 8BCE

Augustus, in 8 BCE, loses another of his intimates, Gaius Cilnius Maecenas, who had been the adviser of his early days and was an outstanding patron of letters for the new generation of 'Augustan' poets.

Foremost among these is Horace, lionized as Rome's greatest lyric poet.