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Virgil Reading the Aeneid to Augustus and Octavia
Virgil reading the Aeneid to Augustus and Octavia, oil on canvas painting by Jean-Joseph Taillasson, 1787. The Roman poet Virgil reads the Aeneid to Augustus and his sister Octavia Minor. Octavia is shown fainting after Virgil references...
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Arch of Augustus in Fano
The Arch of Augustus in Fano (Italy) is a city gate in the form of a triumphal arch with three vaults that served as the entrance to the city of Colonia Julia Fanestris by the via Flaminia (modern-day Fano). The monument is dated to 9 CE...
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Forum of Augustus, Rome
A reconstruction of the Forum of Augustus in Rome with the temple of Mars Ultor, late 1st century BCE.
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Augustus as Pontifex Maximus (Detail)
Marble statue of Emperor Augustus (27 BC-34 CE) dressed in his role as the high priest Pontifex Maximus, Corinth Archeological Museum.
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Augustus, Bronze Head from Euboea
A detail of the bronze statue of Roman emperor Augustus found in the sea near Euboea, 12-10 BCE (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)
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Equestrian statue of Augustus
Bronze torso from an equestrian statue of Augustus dating from the end of the 1st century BCE. The statue was found in the sea between Euboia and Agios Eustratios. (National Archaeological Museum of Athens)
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Egyptianized Statue of Augustus
Granodiorite statue which depicts the upper part of a body of an Egyptianized king. The man is probably Roman emperor Augustus. From modern-day Egypt. Roman period, 1st century CE. (State Museum of Egyptian Art, Munich, Germany).
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Augustus as pontifex maximus
Marble statue of Augustus as Pontifex Maximus, late Augustan period. (Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome)
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Colossal portrait of Augustus
Colossal portrait of Augustus, 1st century CE. (Vatican Museums, Rome)
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Bust of the Emperor Augustus
The facial features and the scalp hair reflect the typical characteristics of the Roman Emperor Augustus (Octavianus). Marble. Roman Period, 27 BCE to 14 CE. From Pergamon, Bergama, in modern-day Turkey. (Museum of Archaeology, Istanbul...