Ara Pacis Augustae

The Altar of Peace of Augustus represents one of the finest examples of a commemorative monument of the imperial era. 00:00 Victory of 13 BC against Spain and Gaul (9 BC) 01:28 Reconstruction of the fragments under Mussolini 02:39 Propaganda art and revival of the classical era 03:15 Augustus and the history of Rome 04:51 Altar as a political and religious symbol (Greece and the Republic) 05:14 From a city of bricks to one of marble (golden age) 05:36 Lower frieze (50 plants, animals, symbol of fertility) 06:50 11.65 x 10.62 x 3.68 h nature can flourish again (order) 08:06 The shape, the openings and the meandering band (the Sun god) 09:32 Pilaster strips 10:17 The figurative panels (Aeneas sacrifices to the Penates, the Lupercal) 11:20 Saturnia tellus, Rome seated on weapons (abundance) 13:54 Procession of priests and the Julio-Claudian lineage 4:53 PM The inner enclosure (wooden fence) 5:54 PM The band with palmettes, bucrania, garlands, paterae 7:16 PM The processions (perspective effect) revival of the classical era 8:40 PM Portraits of individuals (inauguration, Agrippa, inconsistencies) 10:20 PM Classical influence with realistic details (Gaius Caesar) 11:41 PM Livia, Tiberius and Drusus, Antonia Minor, Germanicus