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Maecenas (Paperback)
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While much has been written of the importance of Agrippa in
Augustus' rise to power as the first emperor of Rome, Maecenas
remains a shadowy figure despite being a vital part in the success
of Augustus. After the assassination of Julius Caesar, Maecenas was
a vital negotiator between Octavian and Mark Antony in the years
leading up to the battle of Actium, and a wise political advisor to
Augustus during the early years of the new regime. This is the
first biography of Maecenas in English and gives due credit to the
stature of Maecenas both as a confidant of the emperor and as
patron of the poets Virgil, Horace and Propertius. The book devotes
a chapter to each poet's relationship with Maecenas and the
Augustan regime: the chapter on Virgil, while considering his
relationship to Maecenas and Augustus, argues that the origins of
his choice of Aeneas may lie in Etruria rather than elsewhere,
while the chapter on Horace assesses one of the closest documented
relationships of Roman history. The chapter on Propertius wrestles
with the disparate views of scholars on the question of his
relationship with the Augustan regime and argues that, at heart, he
remains an Umbrian/Etruscan rather than a Roman. A crucial feature
of the book is the provision of 161 texts from ancient Roman and
Greek authors which mention Maecenas. Based on sustainable evidence
this study of the importance of Maecenas takes scholarship in new
and important directions.
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