Physical appearance

The biographer Suetonius describes Augustus' outward appearance as follows: "He was unusually handsome ... He had clear, bright eyes ... His teeth were wide apart, small, and ill-kept; his hair was slightly curly and inclining to golden; his eyebrows met. His ears were of moderate size, and his nose projected a little at the top and then bent ever so slightly inward. His complexion was between dark and fair. He was short of stature ..."

Ancestry

Ancestors of Augustus

8. Gaius Octavius

4. Gaius Octavius (magistrate)

2. Gaius Octavius

1. Augustus

12. Marcus Atius Balbus

6. Marcus Atius

26. Sextus Pompeius

13. Pompeia (sister of Pompeius Strabo)

27. Lucilia

3. Atia Balba Caesonia

28. Gaius Julius Caesar II

14. Gaius Julius Caesar (proconsul of Asia, 90s BC)

29. Marcia

7. Julia Caesaris (sister of Julius Caesar)

30. Lucius Aurelius Cotta

15. Aurelia Cotta

31. Rutilia