Statue Of Emperor Augustus (Rome) Stock Image

The statue of the first emperor of Rome, Augustus, located near his own Forum (Via del Fori Imperiali in Rome). Augustus, born Gaius Octavius Thurinus, was adopted by his great-uncle Julius Caesar in 44 BC at the age of 18, and was thenceforth known as Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus. He became the first emperor of the Roman Empire, which he ruled alone from 27 BC until his death in AD 14.