Livia gens
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The gens Livia was an illustrious plebeian family at ancient Rome. The first of the Livii to obtain the consulship was Marcus Livius Denter in 302 BC, and from his time the Livii supplied the Republic
Livia Drusilla, wife of the emperor Augustus.
Livia
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Livia Drusilla was Roman empress from 27 BC to AD 14 as the wife of Augustus, the first Roman emperor. She was known as Julia Augusta after her formal adoption into the Julia gens in AD 14.
Livia gens
…eight consuls, two censors, a dictator, and a master of the horse. Members of the gens were honoured with three triumphs. In the reign of Augustus, Livia Drusilla was Roman empress, and her son was the emperor Tiberius. History preserves no traditions concerning the origin of the Livian gens. Although its members…
Bust, Musée Saint-Raymond
Bust of Augustus, National Archaeological Museum of the Marche Region
Bust of Livia, Hermitage Museum
Sculpture of Livia in Egyptian basanite, c. 31 BC, Louvre, Paris