Caesars adopted heir, Gaius Octavius was born into one of Romes noblest families and was named by Caesar himself to be his successor. Upon taking power and renaming himself Augustus the young ruler dramatically enlarged the Empire around the Mediterranean and into Africa. He completed the conquest of Hispania, (present day Spain) and developed a broad network of fine roads connecting the far flung parts of the Empire. Much of Rome itself was also rebuilt and improved during his reign which included creating a police force and a fire-fighting service. Augustus died in AD14 at the ripe old age of 75, possibly from natural causes but probably by poison, given to him by his wife Livia to ensure that her son, Tiberius would succeed him. Such was life (and death) in Ancient Rome!
Augustus (* 23 September 63 BC as Gaius Octavius in Rome[1]; 19 August 14 AD in Nola near Naples) was the first Roman emperor.
The great-nephew and main heir of Gaius Iulius Caesar won the power struggles that followed his assassination in 44 BC and was the sole ruler of the Roman Empire from 31 BC to 14 AD.
Group
Sculptural Figure(s)
Condition
Extra Fine painted
Scale
Scale 1:30
Material
Metal-Alloy
Epoch
Ancient
Time
3000 v.Chr. - 400 n.Chr.
Nationality/Location
Rome
State
new
Not a toy! Not suitable for children under the age of 14!
King & Country UK Green Lane Ind. Est. DL16 6DL Spennymoor, Co Durham Vereinigtes Königreich
