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The Ara Pacis Augustae (Latin, "Altar of Augustan Peace"; commonly shortened to Ara Pacis) is an altar in Rome dedicated to the Pax Romana. [1] The monument was commissioned by the Roman Senate on July 4, 13 BC to honour the return of Augustus to Rome after three years in Hispania and Gaul [2] [3] and consecrated on January 30, 9 BC. [4]
The Ara Pacis is a symbol of the Augustan era, constructed between 13 BC and 9 BC. The general Italic approach is mixed with neo-Attic reliefs and a frieze in the style of Pergamon; all combined without precise logical relationships between architectural parts and decorations. Only the small frieze on the central altar is considered a truly ...
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The portraits of the Julio-Claudian dynasty placed close to the entry The Ara Pacis inside the Museum The fascist-era copy of the Res Gestae Divi Augusti, placed on the back of the Museum Designed by the American architect Richard Meier and built in steel, travertine , glass and plaster, the museum is the first major architectural and urban ...
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This close-up view shows one of the many depictions of animal life, added by the sculptor of the Ara Pacis to the volutes and scrolls of the mainly ornamental panels. This photo shows a lizard on an acanthus leaf. by R Rumora (2012) copyright: 2012 R Rumora (used with permission) photographed place: Roma (Rome) [1]
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 23:37, 10 August 2020: 850 × 780 (5 KB): Gaius stern: Removed the word Two (Lictors) because there are at least 3 probably 5 lictors.