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The Meroe Head of Augustus Caesar
The Meroe Head is from a larger-than life statue of Augustus Caesar (reigned 31 BCE-14 CE). It is 47.7 cm, made of bronze with alabaster, glass and coral inlays for the eyes. Discovered at Meroe in 1910 by J. Garstang.

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Augustus of Prima Porta
Augustus of Prima Porta, statue of the emperor Augustus in Museo Chiaramonti, Vatican, Rome.

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Augustus (Composite Artistic Facial Reconstruction)
A photorealistic representation of what the Roman emperor Augustus (r. 27 BCE-14 CE) may have looked like as a young man. Based on contemporary and near contemporary descriptions, as well as archaeological evidence such as the Augustus of...

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Augustus as Pontifex Maximus (Detail)
Marble statue of Emperor Augustus (27 BC-34 CE) dressed in his role as the high priest Pontifex Maximus, Corinth Archeological Museum.

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Augustus, Bronze Head from Euboea
A detail of the bronze statue of Roman emperor Augustus found in the sea near Euboea, 12-10 BCE (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)

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Augustus as pontifex maximus
Marble statue of Augustus as Pontifex Maximus, late Augustan period. (Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome)

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Bust of the Emperor Augustus
The facial features and the scalp hair reflect the typical characteristics of the Roman Emperor Augustus (Octavianus). Marble. Roman Period, 27 BCE to 14 CE. From Pergamon, Bergama, in modern-day Turkey. (Museum of Archaeology, Istanbul...

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Egyptianized Statue of Augustus
Granodiorite statue which depicts the upper part of a body of an Egyptianized king. The man is probably Roman emperor Augustus. From modern-day Egypt. Roman period, 1st century CE. (State Museum of Egyptian Art, Munich, Germany).

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Roman Coin Values Under Augustus
An illustration of the various Roman coin values at the time of Augustus. (Palazzo Massimo, Rome).

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Colossal Statue of Augustus, Theatre of Orange
The colossal statue of Augustus (restored) set in the facade of the stage wall of the theatre of Arausio (Orange, France). 1st century CE. The statue is 3.5 metres tall.