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.
