. A history of Rome . essakmicaP DA C I 3f,. tE S i5\»oPe ^ \.,TH ^ TO TTT?9. SO 55 Cyrene CYRENAICA ^ 20 25 30 35 10 § 125] SOCIAL LIFE AT ROME UNDER AUGUSTUS 111 existence of the city had they been closed, so constantly had theRoman people been engaged in war. This long repose from the strife that had filled all the precedingcenturies was favorable to the upspringing of literature and the patronage of the emperor and that, of his favorite ministerMaecenas, poets and writers flourished and made this the GoldenAge of Latin literature. Many who lamented the fall of the Republicsought
. A history of Rome . essakmicaP DA C I 3f,. tE S i5\»oPe ^ \.,TH ^ TO TTT?9. SO 55 Cyrene CYRENAICA ^ 20 25 30 35 10 § 125] SOCIAL LIFE AT ROME UNDER AUGUSTUS 111 existence of the city had they been closed, so constantly had theRoman people been engaged in war. This long repose from the strife that had filled all the precedingcenturies was favorable to the upspringing of literature and the patronage of the emperor and that, of his favorite ministerMaecenas, poets and writers flourished and made this the GoldenAge of Latin literature. Many who lamented the fall of the Republicsought solace in the pursuit of letters; and in this they were encour-aged by Augustus, as it gave occupation to many restless spirits thatmight otherwise have been en-gaged in political intrigues againsthis government. The four greatnames in the literature of theperiod are those of Vergil, Horace,Ovid, and Augustus was also a munificentpatron of architecture and art. Headorned the capital with manysplendid structures, including tem-ples, theaters, porticoes, baths, andaq
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