This scholarly biography details the life of an extraordinary woman in an extraordinary society.

Julia Augusti studies the life of the only daughter of Augustus, the first Roman emperor, and the father who sacrificed his daughter and her children in order to establish a dynasty.

Studying the abundant historical evidence available, this biography studies each stage of Julia’s life in remarkable detail:

Her childhood

taken from her divorced mother to become part of a complex and unstable family structure

Her youth

set against the brilliant social and cultural life of the new Augustan Rome

Her marriages

as tools for Augustus’ plans for succession

Julia’s violation of her father’s moral regime, and the betrayal of her absent husband

Reflecting new attitudes, and casting fresh light on their social reality, this outstanding biography will delight, entertain and inform anyone interested in this engaging Classical figure.