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Denarius (Coin) Portraying Octavian, 28 BCE, issued by Octavian. Creator: Unknown

Denarius (Coin) Portraying Octavian, 28 BCE, issued by Octavian. Reverse: an Egyptian Nile crocodile, a reference to Octavian's triumph over the forces of Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 31 BCE. Minted in Pergamum or Ephesus

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Statue of Augustus as Jupiter, first half of 1st century BC

Statue of Augustus as Jupiter, first half of 1st century BC. Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus (63 BC-14 AD) became one of a triumvirate of rulers after the death in 44 BC of Julius Caesar, his great-uncle, whose dictatorship had brought an end to the Roman republic. He became sole ruler in 31 BC after defeating Mark Anthony at the Battle of Actium, and in 27 BC proclaimed himself Emperor, adopting the title Caesar Augustus. Octavian's rule, which lasted until 14 AD, ended a century of civil strife and was a period of peace and prosperity in which Rome attained the height of its imperial power. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg

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Roma - Portico of Octavia , 1910

Roma - Portico of Octavia, 1910. A small ruin of a grand quadrangular portico erected by Augustus emperor and dedicated to his sister Octavia. The Porticus Octaviae is an ancient structure in Rome. built by Augustus in the name of his sister, Octavia Minor, sometime after 27 BC, in place of the Porticus Metelli. From Cento Vedute Classiche di Roma. [Enrico Verdesi, Rome, 1910]

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