The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-12-29
find LIKENESS
Of AUGUSTUS
Archaeological Discovers Splendid
Statue Of Roman Emperor
.r ,.. at Tiyoli.
llFEukE STUDY BY ARTIST
Valuable Addition 70 Portraits of Ro.
man Empsrors and 10 Only One
Extant Done During En-
a psror's Life.

me.-Tivoli, that lovely little city
perched above Rome. called Thur BY
the ancient Romans, has JUST given 70
the archaeological world two new ART
treasures IAN augusteum. or hail.
and . splendid head Of Emperor An-
gustus. 't2
Prof. Alessio Vale, one Of the arch
biologists who have made Tiv0ii a
special study. long believed that
Tivoli should reveal an ancient hall
Of importance. considering the -four
ishing state of the city In Roman
days. He began to dig near newly
discovered weights and measures Of
fee, also dating from the Roman EN-
pire, thinking that the public weights
and measures must surely be near
some important hall.
He was not mistaken. He has
opened up hall with Roman pave
ment Of white and green marble
which looks as Il It were put down
this morning. SO fresh is 1t, and the
statue Of Augustus, broken but with
the head intact, as the picture shows,
with the lifelike lines cut out Of the
marble by some unknown sculptor Of
evident genius. &
Likeness Of Augustus.
The statue Is a likeness Of Angus
tus when he had grown old. An In
scription underneath It, which dedi-
Gates the statue to the gods. ''f0r the
happy return In good health of our
Augustus Caesar" proves it was done
during the famous emperor's lifetime.
a v0tive offering to the gods by
loyal Tivoli citizen who signs himself
NJ. NVeranus Diifilus. The same man
gave the public weights and measures
to the city. II
History let's us date this statue be-
tween B. c. 81 and A. D. IA, when
Emperor Augustus died near Naples,
aged seventy-six. Experts say the face
is the face of man Of fifty. In the
worn lines. the ill-tempered mouth. It's
upward twist at the left side, we have
no flattering picture of the great
emperor, but lifelike study by an
artist who dared to cut his statue as
he saw the human model. For this |
reason, and because of its surely be-
ing done in Augustus lifetime. 1t isl
a very valuable addition to the col
lection of portraits of the Roman
and probably the only one
extant of Augustus done during his
lifetime.
The figure, which originally sat on
the pedestal at the head of the hall,
Is graceful, as Suetoius, that Cos
sipy historian from whom tater
scribes have learned nearly all they
know about the Roman emper0rs.
Old us. saying:
Graceful Person.
He was very graceful person
through all the stages Of life, though
Ne was very careless In his dress and
would set several BARRIERS to work
lpon his hair together, and would
Ometimes clip and sometimes shave
lis beard, and at the same time
would be reading or writing"
Augustus, though emperor, called
himself democrat and. says Sue
oius, always abhorred the title Of
ord as a scandal0us affront." He
ellis us, too. that the emperor caught
old easily and wore wooden under
year in winter, with thick wool
Dga."
This broken statue, with the base
II which It stood. unearthed after so
ing bridges the gulf Of centuries and
rings one of the greatest rulers the
'0rld ever saw very near.