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Augustus's public revenue reforms had a great impact on the subsequent success of the Empire. Augustus brought a far greater portion of the Empire's expanded land base under consistent, direct taxation from Rome, instead of exacting varying, intermittent, and somewhat arbitrary tributes from each local province as Augustus's predecessors had done.
Augustus is a supporting character in Margaret George's 1997 novel The Memoirs of Cleopatra. Augustus is a significant figure in Edward Burton's 1999 historical novel Caesar's Daughter. Augustus, under the name of Gaius Octavius, plays a key role in the last two novels in Colleen McCullough's Masters of Rome series.
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In August 2019, Wallpaper Engine was announced to be one of the release titles for Steam China. [6] In late November of 2021, the team released version 2.0 of Wallpaper Engine. This update brought a new logo, a large set of additional features, support for Windows 11, and a free android release that interfaces with the desktop version. [7]
The political evolution of Augustus was promptly reflected in official art, as evidenced by the series of imperial portraits. Typical features of his portraits are the steady eyes, the straight nose, the rather hollowed face, the well-pronounced cheekbones, the thin mouth, and a lock of hair "with a pincer" on the right side of the forehead.
The Augustus of Prima Porta (Italian: Augusto di Prima Porta) is a full-length portrait statue of Augustus, the first Roman emperor. The statue was discovered on April 20, 1863, during archaeological excavations directed by Giuseppe Gagliardi at the Villa of Livia owned by Augustus' third and final wife, Livia Drusilla in Prima Porta .
The Bust of Augustus with Gemmed Crown is a Roman Bust depicting the first emperor of the Roman Empire, Augustus. Discovered in 1889, it is currently displayed at the Capitoline Museums , at the Capitoline Hill , in Rome , Italy .