Maecenas

[ mee-see-nuh s, mahy- ]

/ miˈsi nəs, maɪ- /

Gaius Cil·ni·us

[sil-nee-uh s] /ˈsɪl ni əs/,c70–8 b.c., Roman statesman: friend and patron of Horace and Vergil.

a generous patron or supporter, especially of art, music, or literature.

Example sentences from the Web for maecenas

Maecenas vitae quam vitae ex laoreet tempor vitae in tortor.

Test Article |CNN |October 31, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
He was fond of literature, and gave up to reading the early hours of the night; and scholars called him another Maecenas.

A Popular History of France From The Earliest Times |Francois Pierre Guillaume Guizot
Such were the qualities which, according to his own account, recommended Horace to the intimate friendship of Maecenas.

The Roman Poets of the Republic |William Young Sellar
Maecenas was of a melancholy temperament, and liable to great depression of spirits.

Horace |Theodore Martin

His intimacy with Maecenas was strengthened and he had become the familiar friend of the great minister.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 |Various
We have seen that he was more than content with the moderate fortune secured to him by Maecenas.

Horace |Theodore Martin

Maecenas

/ (miːˈsiːnæs) /

Gaius (ˈɡaɪəs). ?70–8 bc, Roman statesman; adviser to Augustus and patron of Horace and Virgil

a wealthy patron of the arts