Augustus Caesar

Gaius Octavius Caesar, the grand-nephew and adopted son of Julius Caesar, became the first emporer of Rome with the title of Augustus (peace-loving). He reigned from 27 B. C. until 14 A. D., a period marked by the flowering of Roman genius in art and literature. The Ara Pacis was a monument dedicated in 30 B. C. by the Senate, to commemorate his safe return from Gaul and Spain. It has truly been said that Augustus "found Rome a city of brick and left it a city of marble."Source and Photo: Metropolitan Museum of Art Collections