The emperor Augustus (63 BC – 14AD) and his wife, Livia Drusilla ((58 BC – AD 29). Augustus was a Roman statesman and military leader who was the first emperor of the Roman Empire, reigning from 27 BC until his death. His status as the founder of the Roman Principate has consolidated an enduring legacy as one of the most effective and controversial leaders in human historya reign of relative peace known as the Pax Romana.


The emperor Augustus (63 BC – 14AD) and his wife, Livia Drusilla ((58 BC – AD 29). Augustus was a Roman statesman and military leader who was the first emperor of the Roman Empire, reigning from 27 BC until his death. His status as the founder of the Roman Principate has consolidated an enduring legacy as one of the most effective and controversial leaders in human historya reign of relative peace known as the Pax Romana. Livia became the mother of the emperor Tiberius, paternal grandmother of the emperor Claudius, paternal great-grandmother of the emperor Caligula, and maternal great-great-grandmother of the emperor Nero.


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