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Gaius Maecenas

68 BC - 8 BC

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Gaius Cilnius Maecenas ([ˈɡäːiʊs̠ ˈkɪɫ̪niʊs̠ mäe̯ˈkeːnäːs̠] 13 April 68 BC – 8 BC) was a friend and political advisor to Octavian (who later reigned as emperor Augustus). He was also an important patron for the new generation of Augustan poets, including both Horace and Virgil. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gaius Maecenas has received more than 485,708 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2019). Gaius Maecenas is the 6th most popular public worker, the 470th most popular biography from Italy (down from 429th in 2019) and the most popular Italian Public Worker.

Gaius Maecenas was a Roman statesman and advisor to Augustus Caesar. He is most famous for his role in establishing the cultural and intellectual life of Rome.

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  • 49

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 11.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.36

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among public workers, Gaius Maecenas ranks 6 out of 15. Before him are Draco, Emperor Taishō, Alois Hitler, Joseph Fouché, and Mikhail Kalinin. After him are Demetrius of Phalerum, Thomas Cromwell, Ali Hassan al-Majid, Robert Walpole, Markus Wolf, and John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 68 BC, Gaius Maecenas ranks 1. After him is Arsinoe IV of Egypt. Among people deceased in 8 BC, Gaius Maecenas ranks 2. Before him is Horace. After him is Polemon I of Pontus.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Gaius Maecenas ranks 470 out of 5,161. Before him are Marcello Malpighi (1628), Pope Stephen VII (850), Pope Mark (290), Pope Alexander II (1010), Brennus (-500), and Oriana Fallaci (1929). After him are Octavia the Younger (-69), Gaius Gracchus (-154), Pope Benedict III (810), Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen (1771), Pope Simplicius (420), and Simonetta Vespucci (1453).

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Among PUBLIC WORKERS In Italy

Among public workers born in Italy, Gaius Maecenas ranks 1. 

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