Flashcards

Study guide

  1. What was the historical context in which Augustus came to power? How might that context have shaped his personality and his vision of how the capital city, Rome, should appear?
  2. What transformations did Augustus bring to the city of Rome? Why did he consider these changes worthwhile?
  3. How do the “Augustus of Primaporta” and the relief sculptures on the Ara Pacis illustrate Augustus’s concept of kingship?

Images

Figure 21.1

Figure 21.1

Augustus of Primaporta, marble statue from Rome. Vatican Museums.

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Figure 21.2

Plan, Imperial Fora, Rome.

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Figure 21.3

Forum of Augustus with Temple of Mars Ultor (reconstruction), Rome.

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Figure 21.4

Ara Pacis, Rome.

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Figure 21.5

Procession frieze (detail), Ara Pacis, Rome.