Rome's first emperor raises his arm to address his troops, in the balanced stance of a Greek athlete and with the ageless face of his official portraits. Found in 1863 at the villa of his widow Livia at Prima Porta, the marble is probably a copy of a lost bronze. His bare feet hint at divine status.
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At the centre of the breastplate a Parthian hands back a captured Roman standard, recalling Augustus's diplomatic triumph of 20 BCE. A small Cupid rides a dolphin beside his right leg.
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