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5 days ago · Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus (born Gaius Octavius; 23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14), also known as Octavian (Latin: Octavianus), was the founder of the Roman Empire. He reigned as the first Roman emperor from 27 BC until his death in AD 14.
2 days ago · "Augustus, Roman emperor, 63 BCE–14 CE" published on by Oxford University Press.
3 days ago · The statue of Emperor Augustus was part of the collection of antiquities owned by Cardinal Della Valle and was purchased in 1584 by Cardinal Ferdinando de' Medici. Formerly at the Villa Medici, the sculpture was transferred to Florence at the end of the 18th century and, in 1789, was placed in the Boboli Gardens.
Jun 13, 2024 · Prima Porta Augustus. The victorius Augustus (or Augusto de Prima Porta) statue demonstrates one of the ways that the ancients used art for propaganda purposes. Here, Augustus shows himself as a great military victor and a staunch supporter of Roman religion and mythology through the link with Cupid at his feet.
3 days ago · His adopted son and successor, Augustus, attempted to transform Rome into a worthy capital for the new Roman Empire. Although his claim that he found the city brick and left it marble is exaggerated, Augustus and his colleagues did provide it with many fine public buildings, baths, theatres, temples, and warehouses.
Jun 20, 2024 · Augustus was born on September 23, 63 BC just southeast of Rome. His father was a senator who died when he was four, and his mother was the niece of Julius Caesar.
Jun 21, 2024 · Tiberius - Roman Empire, Successor, Augustus: Although the opening years of Tiberius’s reign seem almost a model of wise and temperate rule, they were not without displays of force and violence, of a kind calculated to secure his power.
