Augustus' Building Programme Flashcards
What does Ara Pacis mean?
Alter of peace
When was the Ara Pacis built?
13-9BC
Why and who commissioned the Ara Pacis?
The Senate commissioned after Augustus’ return from a three year long campaign in Spain.
Who is depicted with the small fragment on the Ara Pacis?
Roma, the goddess/ embodiment of Rome
Who is the woman depicted with the children alleged to be on the Ara Pacis?
Venus, Tellus (Mother Earth) or Pax (Peace)
Who are the people with the fabric on either side of the frieze on the Ara Pacis?
The winds of the earth and the sea, showing how the winds blow in Rome’s favour due to being god-fearing.
What do the fruit and the animals represent on the frieze with the woman on the Ara Pacis?
An abundance of agriculture and fruit which links to fertility. Further links to the children depicted on the frieze as it shows Augustus’ want for an increasing population.
What is depicted on the lower frieze of the Ara Pacis? And what does the pattern represent?
50 different types of plants abstracted together along with some animals, all of which are native to Rome, demonstrating the abundance and fertility of Rome. In addition, the linear pattern represents the order that Augustus brought to Rome.
On the frieze depicting the Imperial family on the Ara Pacis, how can we tell who is more important?
Some figures are in low relief, so set to the back, and others are in high relief, so set to the front.
Who is in the Imperial family procession on the Ara Pacis?
Augustus (wearing a laurel wreath), Agrippa, Livia, Tiberius, Antonia the Younger, Drussus, Antonia the Elder, Domitius.
Where was the Ara Pacis built?
The Campus Martius (field of Mars), where the army used to train, linking to peace through war.
When was the Temple of Mars ultor dedicated and when was it finished?
42BC-2BC
What is the quadriga in the Forum of Augustus?
A statue of a four horse chariot with Augustus which is awarded for military victories.
