Livia

About

Wife of Emperor Augustus of Rome and great-grandmother of infamous Roman Emperor Nero. She often went by the name of Julia Augusta.

Before Fame

Her first marriage, to Tiberius Claudius Nero, ended when she and the also-married Octavian (Augustus) fell in love.

Trivia

Over a decade after her death, she was deified as Diva Augusta (The Divine Augusta).

Family Life

Her son was Emperor Tiberius, and her grandson was Emperor Claudius.

Associated With

She appears as a Machiavellian character in author Robert Graves' novel I, Claudius.