. ▁Despite ▁their ▁wealth ▁and ▁power , ▁August us ' ▁family ▁continued ▁to ▁live ▁mod est ly ▁in ▁their ▁house ▁on ▁the ▁Pal at ine ▁Hill . ▁Liv ia ▁would ▁set ▁the ▁pattern ▁for ▁the ▁noble ▁Roman ▁mat ron a . ▁She ▁wore ▁neither ▁excess ive ▁j ew el ry ▁nor ▁pret ent ious ▁cost umes ; ▁she ▁took ▁care ▁of ▁the ▁household ▁and ▁her ▁husband ▁( o ften ▁making ▁his ▁clothes ▁herself ), ▁always ▁faithful ▁and ▁dedicated . ▁In ▁ 3 5 ▁BC ▁Oct av ian ▁gave ▁Liv ia ▁the ▁un pre ced ented ▁honour ▁of ▁r uling ▁her ▁own ▁fin ances ▁and ▁dedicated ▁a ▁public ▁statue ▁to ▁her . ▁She ▁had ▁her ▁own ▁circle ▁of ▁clients ▁and ▁pushed ▁many ▁prot ég és ▁into ▁political ▁offices , ▁including ▁the ▁grand f athers ▁of ▁the ▁later ▁em per ors ▁Gal ba ▁and ▁O th o . ▁ ▁With ▁August us ▁being ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁only ▁one ▁daughter ▁( Jul ia ▁by ▁S cri b onia ), ▁Liv ia ▁revealed ▁herself ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁am bit ious ▁mother ▁and ▁soon ▁started ▁to ▁push ▁her ▁own ▁sons ▁T iber ius ▁and ▁Dr us us ▁into ▁power . ▁Dr us us ▁was ▁a ▁trust ed ▁general ▁and ▁married ▁August us ' ▁favour ite ▁nie ce , ▁Anton ia ▁Minor , ▁having ▁three ▁children : ▁the ▁popular ▁general ▁German icus , ▁Liv illa , ▁and ▁the ▁future ▁em peror ▁Claud ius . ▁T iber ius ▁married ▁August us ' ▁daughter ▁Julia ▁in ▁ 1 1 ▁BC ▁and