Ara Pacis (Augustae) summary

Learn about the Ara Pacis monument built by Caesar Augustus in Campus Martius, Rome

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*Mother Earth with Air and Water*
*Mother Earth with Air and Water*, marble relief on the east exterior wall of the Ara Pacis in Rome, Italy, 13 bce. Height 1.57 m.

Ara Pacis (Augustae), (Latin: “Augustan Altar of Peace”) State monument built by Caesar Augustus in Rome’s Campus Martius (13–9 bc) to commemorate his victorious return from Spain and Gaul. It consists of an altar on a podium enclosed by walls. Its lavish sculptural decoration is among the finest examples of Roman art; reliefs representing the ceremonial procession at the altar’s dedication are the first in Western art that can strictly be called documentary, showing identifiable individuals in a contemporary event.

Roman religion Summary

Roman religion, beliefs and practices of the inhabitants of the Italian peninsula from ancient times until the ascendancy of Christianity in the 4th century ce, during a period known as Classical antiquity. The Romans, according to the orator and politician Cicero, excelled all other peoples in the

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sculpture Summary

Sculpture, an artistic form in which hard or plastic materials are worked into three-dimensional art objects. The designs may be embodied in freestanding objects, in reliefs on surfaces, or in environments ranging from tableaux to contexts that envelop the spectator. An enormous variety of media

Rome Summary

Rome, historic city and capital of Roma provincia (province), of Lazio regione (region), and of the country of Italy. Rome is located in the central portion of the Italian peninsula, on the Tiber River about 15 miles (24 km) inland from the Tyrrhenian Sea. Once the capital of an ancient republic

Italy Summary

Italy, country of south-central Europe, occupying a peninsula that juts deep into the Mediterranean Sea. Italy comprises some of the most varied and scenic landscapes on Earth and is often described as a country shaped like a boot. At its broad top stand the Alps, which are among the world’s most