The story of the Ara Pacis becomes even more complicated since it is an artifact that then was placed in the service of ideas in the modern age. This results in its identity becoming a hybridized mixture of Classicism, Fascism, and modernism—all difficult to interpret in a postmodern reality. It is important to remember that the sculptural reliefs were created in the first place to be easily legible so that the viewer could understand the messages of Augustus and his circle without the need to read elaborate texts.
Augustus pioneered the use of such ideological messages that relied on clear iconography to get their message across. A great deal was at stake for Augustus and it seems, by virtue of history, that the political choices he made proved prudent. The messages of the Pax Romana, of a restored state, and of Augustus as a leading republican citizen, are all part of an effective and carefully constructed veneer. What was the Pax Romana? Additional resources:. Diane A.
Karl Galinksy ed. Diana E. Gerhard M. Winkes Providence, R. Rolf Winkes ed. More Smarthistory images…. Sign up for our newsletter! Receive occasional emails about new Smarthistory content. The Roman state religion in microcosm. The festivities of the Roman state religion were steeped in tradition and ritual symbolism. Sacred offerings to the gods, consultations with priests and diviners, ritual formulae, communal feasting—were all practices aimed at fostering and maintaining social cohesion and communicating authority.
It could perhaps be argued that the Ara Pacis Augustae—the Altar of Augustan Peace—represents in luxurious, stately microcosm the practices of the Roman state religion in a way that is simultaneously elegant and pragmatic.
RG An open-air altar for sacrifice. The Ara Pacis is, at its simplest, an open-air altar for blood sacrifice associated with the Roman state religion. Modern streets indicated. The public approach front is on the right facing the Via Flaminia to the east now named Via del Corso.
The ceremonial entrance front is on the left, facing approximately west. This diagram includes the later Hadrianic brick wall built around the entire monument in an attempt to protect it from the rising ground level. Mainz: Verlag Philipp von Zaber, Reproduced with appreciation. James J. Clauss and Daniel P. Harmon, illustrations adapted by J. An obelisk is used as a historical reference on the north-south axis through the altar.
The monument consists of a rectangular, not covered, with dimensions of The room has two doors, one in front, facing east and originally preceded by a staircase, by which the priest and another came back, facing west, for animals to sacrifice.
The exterior friezes are decorated differently depending on their location, flanking the doors four allegories, and side walls two processions.
The new campus was planned as part of the effort to protect the cultural and artistic heritage of Rome, replacing the previous enclosure was in an advanced state of destruction. The museum space designed by architect Richard Meier modulates the contrast between light and shadow. Particularly related to this effect, are the first two rooms of the building. The structure consists of a long glass lodge on a single raised floor on a shallow podium that provides a transparent barrier between the Tiber embankment and the existing circular perimeter of the Augustus mausoleum which was built in the year 28 BC.
Although the main objective of this construction is the protection of the old altar, the building offers space for temporary exhibitions and installations dedicated to archaeological subjects as well as a digital library of the avant-garde of the Augustinian culture. This is the monument that we can include today in our visit to Rome, especially after the architectural intervention of Richard Meier that has provided an exceptional "container".
It is located in the center of Rome, surrounded by other interesting monuments that tell us the history of a city. The Pantheon , one of the best preserved works of ancient Rome was built in the time of Hadrian in the year AD. Navona Square, with a very elegant baroque style is one of the most beautiful and popular squares of Rome, without a doubt, the main attraction of this square are its three fountains, Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi, Fontana del Moro and Fontana del Nettuno.
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