Nero au Augustus
Character from Red Rising by Pierce Brown
ArchGovernor of Mars, patriarch of House Augustus — a cold strategist who ruled through calculated cruelty, loved his daughter more than his empire, and died at the hands of his son.
Also known as: Nero, ArchGovernor Augustus, The Augustus, Lord Augustus
What They Know
- ArchGovernor of Mars — one of the most powerful positions in the Society
- Ordered Eo's execution, unknowingly launching the chain of events that destroyed Gold rule
- Father of Virginia (Mustang) and Adrius (the Jackal)
- Murdered by his own son Adrius in a horrific act of patricide
- House Augustus controlled Mars's politics and military for generations
- Allied with Darrow before learning his true identity as a Red
- A master politician who balanced Octavia's power from Mars
- Favored Virginia over Adrius, a choice that bred his son's psychopathy
Connections
- father_of — mustang
- father_of — jackal
- killed — eo
- killed_by — jackal
- rival_of — octavia
- ally_of — darrow
- house_rival — cassius
- rules — mars
- seat_of — agea
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