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title: Bust of the Emperor Augustus
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8688/bust-of-the-emperor-augustus/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Bust of the Emperor Augustus

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Bust of the Emperor Augustus](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8688.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8688.jpg)

## Image Caption

The facial features and the scalp hair reflect the typical characteristics of the [Roman Emperor](https://www.worldhistory.org/Roman_Emperor/) [Augustus](https://www.worldhistory.org/augustus/) (Octavianus). Marble. [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) Period, 27 BCE to 14 CE. From [Pergamon](https://www.worldhistory.org/pergamon/), Bergama, in modern-day [Turkey](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/). (Museum of [Archaeology](https://www.worldhistory.org/Archaeology/), Istanbul, Turkey).

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2018, May 12). Bust of the Emperor Augustus. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8688/bust-of-the-emperor-augustus/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Bust of the Emperor Augustus." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 12, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8688/bust-of-the-emperor-augustus/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Bust of the Emperor Augustus." *World History Encyclopedia*, 12 May 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8688/bust-of-the-emperor-augustus/>.

## License & Copyright

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