Augustus

• In 63 BC Augustus was born Gaius Octavius Thurinus
• His life changed at the age of 19 when his great uncle Julius Caesar was assassinated by Brutus and Cassius.
• He made an alliance with Mark Antony and Marcus Lepidus
• Prima porta


  • Statue of Augustus
• Augustus' right arm


  • Raised, would use when addressing his army
• Augustus' clothing


  • Breast plate worn, portrays him as a soldier
  • Breast plate combined with the toga, which Augustus holds around his waist
  • Breast plate contains several religious images including Apollo, Artemis, Tellus
• The standards

  • Central figures represent the return of the Roman standards
• Statue of Cupid


  • At the feet of Augustus, sitting on the back of a diving dolphin
  • Cupid was the son of Venus and the dolphin was one of her animals