In 29 AD‚ Livia‚ the Empress of Rome and the widow of Emperor Augustus‚ died at the age of 86. Although she was the mother of Tiberius‚ the current Emperor of Rome‚ and an Empress through her own marriage to Emperor Augustus‚ her funeral was very low-key by the standards of the Roman imperial family. When Augustus' sister Octavia died in 11 BC‚ her funeral oration was delivered by Augustus himself in his capacity as both Octavia’s brother and Emperor of Rome. Drusus‚ Livia's younger son‚ then spoke from the rostra in the forum. Drusus and Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus‚ Octavia's sons-in-law‚ carried Octavia’s remains in procession to her final resting place in the Temple of Divus Julius. Mausoleum of Augustus in Rome (CC BY-SA 2.0) Read moreSection: NewsPremiumPreviewRead Later