Sujet

Left to right, Virgil, Horace and Varius at the House of Maecenas.

Légende

Left to right, Virgil, Horace and Varius at the House of Maecenas, (seated far right). Publius Vergilius Maro, 70 BC - 19 BC, aka Virgil or Vergil. Ancient Roman poet of the Augustan period. Quintus Horatius Flaccus, 65 BC - 8 BC, aka Horace. Roman lyric poet. Lucius Varius Rufus, c. 74 - 14 BC. Roman poet. Gaius Cilnius Maecenas, 68 BC - 8 BC. Ally, friend and political advisor to Octavian and important patron for the new generation of Augustan poets. From Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915.

Date

1915

Crédit

Photo12/UIG/Universal History Archive

Notre référence

UMG23A58_095

Model release

Non

Property release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,2Mo (7,9Mo) / 43,2cm x 29,1cm / 5100 x 3437 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Advisor Ally Ancient Augustan Civilizations Friend Gaius Cilnius Maecenas Generation Historical History Illustration Lucius Varius Rufus Lyric Octavian Patron Poet Poetry Political Publius Vergilius Maro Quintus Horatius Flaccus Romans Rome