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Art Maier: The emperor at Christ's birth

Spindly legged and perhaps not very good on the battlefield, the first real Emperor of the Roman domain hardly had the classic image of a mighty Roman. But the talents of Octavius, better known as ...
BBC

Rome's Pivotal Emperors

Born 63 BC Reigned 31 BC – 14 AD Pivotal moment: In accepting his inheritance from Julius Caesar, Augustus turned the republic into the empire. There was very little in the family origins of Augustus ...
Artnet news

Portrait of the Roman Emperor Tiberius (42 BC-37 AD); Portrait of the Roman Emperor Claudius (11 BC-54 AD); Portrait of the Roman Emperor Vitellius (15-69); and Portrait of the ...

33.6 x 23.25 cm. (13.2 x 9.2 in.) ...
Daily Mail

Mausoleum built 2,000 years ago for Rome's first emperor, Augustus, finally reopens to the public after 14 years following $12.25 million restoration project

A mausoleum built two millennia ago for the first Roman emperor, Augustus, has finally reopened to the public after 14 years and a $12.25 million restoration project. The funerary monument took five ...
The Independent

Augustus: the Biography by Jochen Bleicken; trans. Anthea Bell, book review: Strong on battles but weak on human relations

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