Caesar Gallery

Neros Torches - Burning of Christians at Rome, 1890. Creator: Unknown

Nero's Torches - Burning of Christians at Rome, 1890. From "Cassell's Illustrated Universal History Vol. II - Rome", by Edmund Ollier. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris and Melbourne, 1890]

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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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Plate 21: Temple of Pola in Istria (Tempio di Pola in Istria), ca. 1748

Plate 21: Temple of Pola in Istria (Tempio di Pola in Istria), ca. 1748. Temple of Augustus in Pula, Croatia. Dedicated to the first Roman emperor, Augustus

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