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Gaius Octavian, honoured by the Roman Senate with the name Augustus, was the driving force behind the cultural revival of epoch that followed numerous years of war. By means of cunning tactical moves, strategic liaisons with powerful Romans and deliberate promotion of the arts, Octavian created an elaborate network of culture. Because of his support for the construction of splendid public buildings, which made Rome a city of marble and a powerhouse of artistic and intellectual endeavour, his name is forever connected with the heyday of the Romain Empire.

The fascinating spider's web design of the Patron of Art Edition Octavian is adapted from a design typical of the 1920's and also recalls the emperor's elaborately woven network of power. In the middle of this web of delicate 925 sterling silver threads, which covers the gleaming black barrel and precious resin cap, sits an artistically shaped, stylised spider. The hand-worked rhodium-plated nib in 18-carat gold also bears a delicately engraved spider.

Octavian - Caesar's adopted son and heir - was not just a resolute military commander and a wise politician. He was also responsible for weaving a famous literary web involving the greatest poets of ancient Rome.

The elaborate spider's web made of sterling silver that decorates the body of this Limited Edition symbolises the influence of the most powerful patron of the arts in the ancient world. A spider motif graces the nib of this exclusive and sophisticated writing instrument.