Livia

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by Mark Cartwright
published on 17 January 2016

A portrait bust of Livia (58 BCE - 29 CE), wife of Roman emperor Augustus. Her hairstyle is typical of the day with a front nodus from which a braid runs over the head and behind, binding the coil of hair at the back. (Palazzo Massimo, Rome)

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Mark is a full-time writer, researcher, historian, and editor. Special interests include art, architecture, and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share. He holds an MA in Political Philosophy and is the WHE Publishing Director.

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