person
Gaius Cilnius Maecenas
Maecenas
Augustus's confidant and patron of letters, here cited for a mannered, over-refined prose style ('the curling-irons of Maecenas').
Reading notes
- The Annals §1.54 Maecenas
Augustus's great minister and patron of letters, indulged in his passion for the pantomime Bathyllus.
- A Dialogue on Oratory §26 Maecenas
Augustus's confidant and literary patron, cited for a mannered, over-curled prose ('the curling-irons of Maecenas').