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Atia of the Julii
Atia of the Julii is a character from the HBO/BBC/RAI original television series "Rome", played by Polly Walker from 2005 to 2007. The niece of Julius Caesar and mother of Octavian/Augustus and Octavia, she is depicted as a cheerfully amoral and opportunistic manipulator whose family connections and sexual liaisons have made her a highly influential figure in Roman society. Atia is loosely based on the historical figure Atia Balba Caesonia. "Rome" Historical Consultant Jonathan Stamp has said that the character
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There is no historical evidence to suggest that Servilia and Atia Balba Caesonia (basis for the character Atia of the Julii) were such vicious rivals, or that Servilia and Octavia the Younger had a sexual relationship, as is dramatised in the series. There is also no direct evidence that Servilia persuaded her son to assassinate Caesar; a majority of modern historians agree that it was most likely Brutus' wife Porcia Catonis (who is not present in the series) who may have persuaded him to participate in