"Caesar Contemplating the Head of Pompey" by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696-1770)

Tyrant Ruler Caesar Augustus when a General in the Roman army, demanded his adversary's head,(betrayed and murdered by his allies when fleeing from a battle with Caesar) as proof of his enemy's death, and its delivery to the triumphant General is recorded in the scene portrayed here. Octavius, or Augustus, Cæsar was the nephew of and successor to Julius Cæsar. He took the name Augustus in compliment to his perceived greatness; and our month August is named for him.

"Sacrificio di Ifigenia" by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696-1770)