Atia (mother of Augustus)
Atia (also Atia Balba) (85 BC – 43 BC) was the niece of Julius Caesar (through his sister Julia Minor), and mother of Gaius Octavius, who became the Emperor Augustus. Through her daughter Octavia, she was also the great-grandmother of Germanicus and his brother, Emperor Claudius.
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This scene on the Portland Vase may depict Atia. | |
| Born | 85 B.C. |
| Died | August 43 B.C. (aged c. 42) |
| Spouse | Gaius Octavius Lucius Marcius Philippus |
| Issue | Octavia Minor Caesar Augustus, Emperor of Rome |
| Father | Marcus Atius Balbus |
| Mother | Julia Minor |
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