A collection of artistic sculptures of the Roman Emperor Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus, who overthrew the Ptolemaic Kingdom
Augustus' official portrait was closely censored and idealized, a censorship drawn from the traditions of the royal Hellenic portraiture era, rather than the traditions of realism in Roman portraiture. Augustus first appeared on coins at the age of nineteen, and since about 29 BC. “The sudden increase in the number of Augustus paintings was indicative of a coordinated propaganda campaign aimed at controlling all aspects of civil, religious, economic and military life with the person of Augustus.” The early images do indeed depict a young man, but although there were gradual changes, his image remained young until his death in The 1970s, by which time they had a "far-fetched atmosphere of eternal grandeur" and among the best known surviving images are the surviving images from Augustus Prima Porta, the image on Ara Pacis, and Via Labicana Augustus, which shows him as a priest. With many topical sculptures such as Blackas Qamiyo and Jewel of Augustus.
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