Livia, the Frescoed Lady

Birds are the bearers of omens in ancient Rome. When a chicken lands in Livia's lap, she knows good things are coming her way. She marries the Emperor Augustus, lives the beautiful life host... Read allBirds are the bearers of omens in ancient Rome. When a chicken lands in Livia's lap, she knows good things are coming her way. She marries the Emperor Augustus, lives the beautiful life hosting fabulous dinner parties, wearing elegant dresses, surrounded by great art, drinking wi... Read allBirds are the bearers of omens in ancient Rome. When a chicken lands in Livia's lap, she knows good things are coming her way. She marries the Emperor Augustus, lives the beautiful life hosting fabulous dinner parties, wearing elegant dresses, surrounded by great art, drinking wine, afternoons spent at the baths and all the while plotting to make her son, Tiberius, th... Read all