ROME: Augustus Deck

ROME: AUGUSTUS DECKAncient Rome was flush in rich colors, lavish outfits and historically influential characters. The ROME: Augustus Deck focuses on the time periods of the First and Second Triumvirates of Rome's damatic history. The First Triumvirate ended when Julius Caesar defeated Pompey the Great and became Dictator, before his assassination by members of the Senate. The Second Triumvirate ended when Octavian defeated Mark Antony & Cleopatra, and eventually became the first Emperor of Rome (and given the name AUGUSTUS).The ROME: Augustus Tuck Box features a cityscape of Ancient Roman temples and buildings on each side and a statue of Augustus on the front and a statue of Julius Caesar on the back. Gold Foil is utilized throughout, including as strategic accents within the two statues. The main temple is inscribed with the phrase “LIVIA NOSTRI CONIUGI MEMOR VIVE AC VALE”, which is Latin for “Goodbye, Livia; remember our marriage”. Augustus said this to his wife, Livia (Queen of