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[22] [28] The exact location of the statue within the villa is unknown. Suggested sites are the underground complex, [29] a placement near a staircase, [30] the villa's atrium, [30] or in a laurel grove on the south-east corner of Prima Porta hill. Scholars have stated that the last one is relatively unconvincing compared with the first three.
The central breastplate relief on the statue of Augustus of Prima Porta shows the return of the Aquila (Roman eagle standard) lost to the Parthians. Roman Coin showing the Aquila (Roman eagle standard) in the Temple of Mars the Avenger.
On the breastplate of the statue of Augustus of Prima Porta Hispania appears on the right hand side (on the left when looking at the sculpture). It is found behind the back of Mars , god of war, in a seated and afflicted position carrying the gladius hispaniensis .
The House of Augustus, or the Domus Augusti (not to be confused with the Domus Augustana), is situated on the Palatine Hill in Rome, Italy.This house has been identified as the primary place of residence for the emperor Augustus (r.
Detail of the central breastplate relief on the statue of Augustus of Prima Porta shows the return of the Aquilae lost to the Parthians. The return of the eagles was one of Augustus's notable diplomatic achievements.
Detail of the Augustus of Prima Porta, a statue of Emperor Augustus, portrayed in military parade gear.On the breastplate is depicted the scene of the handing over of the legionary standards of Marcus Licinius Crassus by the king of the Parthians, Phraates IV
A close-up view of the breastplate on the statue of Augustus of Prima Porta, showing a Parthian man returning to Augustus the legionary standards lost by Marcus Licinius Crassus at Carrhae Following the defeat of Antony and Cleopatra of Ptolemaic Egypt at the Battle of Actium in 31 BC, Octavian consolidated his political power and in 27 BC was ...
The Augustus of Prima Porta is an example of an adlocutio pose. In ancient Rome the Latin word adlocutio means an address given by a general, usually the emperor, to his massed army and legions. The research of adlocutio focuses on the art of statuary and coinage aspects.