Atia (mother of Augustus)
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This scene on the Portland Vase may depict Atia. | |
| Born | c. 85 BC |
| Died | c. 43 BC (aged ~42) |
| Spouse(s) | Gaius Octavius Lucius Marcius Philippus |
| Children | Octavia Minor Gaius Octavius (Augustus) |
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Atia (also Atia Balba) (c. 85 – c.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.