association with Venus - Augustus Flashcards
how was venus viewed in roman society
-she was seen as the symbolism of romes imperial power
how did venus differ from the greek perception of aphrodite
-intimatley associated with love and beauty like aphrodiet but was also concerned with war - which is distinctive for roman goddess
when were the first roman temples to venus erected and what were they used for
-200s BC
-assistance in battle
-individual leaders could associate with venus
how did JC and A associate with Venus
-by highlighting divine ancestry through her son Aeneas
how was Venus viewed in the empire
-represented on coinage and civic architecture
-attractive figure became a symbol for roman power
what does the statue at Capua, southern Italy indicate
-lost cult statue said to be one of the largest
-holds sheild - desirability of miliatry success and civic peace
-sexual allure and martial symbolism - evokes greek aast yet aslo bears new ideas in roman civic context
where where many statues found of Venus and where were they displayed
-many where found in Pompeii
-placed in gardens
-links to Venus deep-rooted connection to gardens,vegatation and fertility and also pleasure
how was Venus a role model for imperial and citizen women
-more matronly representation than aphrodite
-wifely virtues of fertility and decency shown in sculpture
how does the gem of Livia depict her in the linkness of Venus
-gown off the shoulder in the style of a goddess
-depicted in the guise of Venus showing how the imperial family used their connection to the goddess
-livia is presented as a model matrona
the coin showing Venus and A
-32-29 BC
-silver coin
-bust of venus wearing a stephane necklace
-octavian in military dress,cloak flying behind,advancing left, extending right hand and holding transverse spear in left
Ovid description of Caesar becoming a god
‘when gentle Venus stood in the midst of the senate,seen by no one, amd took up the newly freed spirit of Caesar from his body’
'’as she carried it, she felt it glow ad take fire, and loosed it from her breast: it climbed higher than the moon, and drawing behind it a fiery tail, shone as a star’
