History & The Arts
The many guises of the emperor Augustus
...wellbeing of his people, and to keep an eye on their behaviour in terms of morality (e.g. taking steps against things like adultery, extravagance and impiety). Augustus used his own family as a model for the Roman people to follow and was the first Roman statesman to portray not just himself but also his family members in public art. Being a family man, along with the...