Atia
Sign in to saveAlso known as Atia Major, Atia the Elder, Atia Balba, Atia Balba Caesonia, Atia Balba Secunda, Atia Secunda, Atia Maior
mother of Roman emperor Augustus
Key facts
- Born
- c. 85 BC
- Died
- c. 43 BC (aged ~42)
- Spouse s
- Gaius Octavius , Lucius Marcius Philippus
- Children
- Octavia Minor , Gaius Octavius (Augustus)
- Parents
- Marcus Atius Balbus (father) Julia Minor (mother)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Ancient Rome
- Place of birth
- Ancient Rome
- Spouse
- Lucius Marcius Philippus
- Child
- Augustus
- Father
- Marcus Atius Balbus
- Mother
- Julia Minor
- Image
- Atia Balba Caesonia.jpg
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- date of birth
- 0085-00-00
- Commons category
- Atia
- relative
- Julius Caesar
- gens
- Atia gens
- place of burial
- Mausoleum of Augustus
- name in native language
- Atia
- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
- date of death
- 0043-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Atia from Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum 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.
Biography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Atia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.