Atia (mother of Augustus)
Atia was the niece of Julius Caesar, and mother of Gaius Octavius, who became the Emperor Augustus. Through her daughter Octavia, she was also the great-grandmother of Germanicus and his brother, Emperor Claudius.
This scene on the Portland Vase may depict Atia.
Atia from Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum
Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus, also known as Octavian, was the founder of the Roman Empire. He reigned as the first Roman emperor from 27 BC until his death in AD 14. The reign of Augustus initiated an imperial cult, as well as an era of imperial peace in which the Roman world was largely free of armed conflict. The Principate system of government was established during his reign and lasted until the Crisis of the Third Century.
Augustus of Prima Porta, 1st century
The Death of Caesar by Vincenzo Camuccini. On 15 March 44 BC, Octavian's adoptive father Julius Caesar was assassinated by a conspiracy led by Marcus Junius Brutus and Gaius Cassius Longinus. Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna, Rome.
A bust of Augustus as a younger Octavian, dated c. 30 BC. Capitoline Museums, Rome
Aureus bearing the portraits of Mark Antony (left) and Octavian (right), issued in 41 BC to celebrate the establishment of the Second Triumvirate. Both sides bear the inscription "III vir rpc", meaning "One of Three Men for the regulation of the Republic". Caption: m ant imp aug IIIvir rpc m barbat q p / caesar imp pont IIIvir rpc.
