physical sources Flashcards
when was the gold aureus of Caesar and Augustus
43BC
what did the gold aureus of Caesar and Augustus show
octavian obv.
Julius Caesar rev.
-laurel leaves
-dict. in perp VS consul
when was the portrait of Livia, what was it made of
31BC end of MA power struggle, Egyptian basanite
what does the porttrait of livia show
nodus
lack of expression
classical style
when was the Denarius of Aug and Pax and what did it show
32-29BC, Octavian and Pax
what was the Denarius of Pax and Aug used for
pay the armies of Aug
when was the Kalabsha Gate relief, where and material
30BC, Egypt, limestone
when was the aureus of aug on a bench, what does it represent
28, shows aug in a mgistrates chair, no JC, laurel wreath
when was the prima porta, what was it made of
20BC, marble
important features of the Prima Porta Augustae
-contrapposto stance = shows physical perfection
-youthful appearance, barefoot divine nature as well as his calm face
-ad lucutio hands
-wearing a paludamentum
-dolphin and Cupid- VENUS
what did the Cuirass of the Prima Porta Augustae show
-Sphinx (defeat of Cleopatra 30BC)
-Caelus (God of Sky) or Saturn (ruler of Latium and first Golden Age)
-return of the Parthian Standards
-power of Hispania and Gaul
-Apollo and Diana
-Tellus (mother Earth)
what non prescribed source shows Augustus as pious
Via Labicana Augustus, veiled holding a patera
when was the Denarius of Augustus with sacrificial implements
12BC
