Around the start of the Common Era, the family trees of the gens Julia and the gens Claudia became intertwined into the Julio-Claudian family tree as a result of marriages and adoptions. Augustus, bor
The Great Cameo of France, from around 23 AD, pictures several members of the Julio-Claudian dynasty
Augustus, also known as Octavian, was the founder of the Roman Empire and the first Roman emperor from 27 BC until his death in AD 14. The reign of Augustus initiated an imperial cult and an era of im
Julio-Claudian family tree
…the family trees of the gens Julia and the gens Claudia became intertwined into the Julio-Claudian family tree as a result of marriages and adoptions. Augustus, born Gaius Octavius and named primary heir of his grand-uncle Julius Caesar, would become the first Roman emperor and also the founder of the reigning…
The Augustus of Prima Porta
An idealized Roman sculpted portrait of Octavius as a teenager, possibly produced posthumously or when he was much older, now located in the Vatican Museums
The Death of Caesar by Vincenzo Camuccini, 1805, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna, Rome
Bust of Octavian, c. 30 BC. Capitoline Museums, Rome