Atia (mother of Augustus)
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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, Empe
This scene on the Portland Vase may depict Atia.
Atia from Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum
Gaius Octavius was a Roman politician. He was an ancestor to the Roman emperors of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. He was the biological father of the Emperor Augustus, step-grandfather of the Emperor Tib
Atia (mother of Augustus)
…an older one. Due to this, she is sometimes called Atia Secunda or Atia Balba Secunda. She may also have had a brother. Her first marriage was with Gaius Octavius, the praetor in 61 BC and then Macedonian governor. Her family lived close to Velitrae, ancestral home of the Octavii. They had two children: Octavia…
Head of statue, thought to be Gaius Octavius
Head of statue, thought to be Gaius Octavius, father of Octavian, c. 60 BC, Munich Glyptothek