Could anyone give me some idea what is the difference bwteen ant and maven?

I have knowledge on ant, but doesn't have any knowledge on maven. I heard other say ant is kind of procedural language , while maven is an objected oriented language. Is that true? Could anyone explain it to me a little bit?It would be great if you can show me some small exam

Could I use maven to create a build script for C# project?

Of course, I know maven is mainly for java. But want about C#?Could anyone give me some idea how to use maven to create a build script for C# projects? your help is highly appreciated daniel