About this episode
The episode explores the early life of Octavian before he became Augustus, highlighting his humble beginnings and important familial connections.
Before Augustus reached his great heights as Emperor, before he was even Octavian, he was Giaus Octavius, born to a relatively humble family and giving no indication of the greatness he would achieve. While his father had a reasonably successful political and military career, it’s almost certain that he wouldn’t have become princeps at all without the important connections provided by his mother, Atia. We are crowdfunding a podcast miniseries on Tacitus' Germania! It is exclusive to supporters only, and available now on kickstarter . Support Emperors of Rome on Patreon: patreon.com/romepodcast Episode CCLVII (257) Guest: Dr Rhiannon Evans
People in this episode
Guest: Dr Rhiannon Evans
Topics covered
- Augustus
- Roman history
- political connections
- early life
- historical figures
Keywords
- Octavian
- Augustus
- Roman Empire
- Atia
- Tacitus
- Germania
- history
- politics
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: La Trobe University, Patreon, kickstarter
Books & works: Tacitus' Germania
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