Tokens of Rome Julio-Claudian Period Tokens first appeared in Roman society as issues struck for special events and games. Most of these tokens portrayed the image of Augustus but some also display the image of Antonia perhaps struck by her son Claudius for games held in her honor. The charioteer is by far among the […]

Prostitute Tokens of Rome From the time of Tiberius 14 AD-37AD The Monetary History of the World © Martin A. Armstrong

The Arch of Septimius Severus Dedicated 203 AD The Arch of Septimius Severus was was erected in 203 AD in the honor of Septimius Severus for his victories. Besides depictions of enemy prisoners being escorted by legionaries, representations of the divinities of the rivers shown over the lateral arches, battle scenes and sieges and the […]

Scribonia Frst wife of Octavian Scribonia was the first wife of Octavian (Augustus). Scribonia was the sister of Lucius Scribonius Libo who was also the father-in-law ofSextus Pompey. Scribonia is said to have been considerably older than Octavian. In fact, her marraige to Octavian was her third. Previously, Scribonia was twice married to former consuls. Octavian’s […]

Gaius Octavius Munich Museum Father of Octavian (Augustus) The first Emperor of Rome Gaius Octavius married Atia who was the daughter of Julia, the sister of Julius Caesar. They had two children Octavian and Octavia. Octavia became the second wife of Marc Antony in a political marraige arranged by her brother. Octavian became the heir to his uncle Julius Caesar […]

GNAEUS DOMITIUS CORBULO (Died 67 AD) GNAEUS DOMITIUS CORBULO was a Roman general who preserved Roman supremacy in Germania and in the East. He was the son of the famous Praetor, master of the Roman roads during the reigns of Tiberius and Gaius Caligula. Corbulo achieved some success as a military officer quite early in […]

Port of Ostia The above sesterius of Nero depicts an aerial view of the port of Ostia with eight ships inside the harbor. At the top is a pharos surmounted by a statue of Neptune, below is a reclining figure of Tiber holding a rudder in his right hand and a dolphin in his left. […]

Temple of Alexandria Black Busts of the Julio-Claudians Cleopatra constructed an elaborate temple, or Caesareum, to Julius Caesar opposite the harbor of Alexandria. Inside stood an image of the deified Caesar. Following the defeat of Mark Antony and Cleopatra and the conquest of Egypt by Octavian, this temple of Caesar was dedicated to Augustus and […]

Julia Executed 43 AD Daughter of Drusus & Livilla Granddaughter of Tiberius Julia was the daughter of Drusus Caesar and Livilla and granddaughter of the Emperor Tiberius. In 20 AD, she was married to Nero, son of Germanicus, but by 30 AD, Nero had been banished to Pontia as part of the ambitious plans of […]

Livilla Livilla was the daughter of Nero Claudius Drusus and Antonia and sister to Germanicus and the future Emperor Claudius. While Livilla was reported to be a rather common appear child, she is said to have grown into a beautiful woman. Livilla was married to Drusus, the son of the Emperor Tiberius. She bore him […]