Griffins appear at the right and left edge of the altar. Al suo interno, l’altare celebrativo della Pace augustea è stato restituito al pubblico dopo un lungo periodo di inaccessibilità. Originally published by Smarthistory, 10.04.2020, under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International license. Non sapere che cosa sia accaduto nei tempi passati, sarebbe come restare per sempre un bambino. So the Augustan scheme involved a declaration that Rome’s republican government had been “restored” by Augustus and he styled himself as the leading citizen of the republic (princeps). The Ara Pacis Augustae (Latin, "Altar of Augustan Peace"; commonly shortened to Ara Pacis) is an altar in Rome dedicated to Pax, the Roman goddess of Peace.The monument was commissioned by the Roman Senate on July 4, 13 BC to honour the return of Augustus to Rome after three years in Hispania and Gaul and consecrated on January 30, 9 BC. See "Terms of Service" link for more information. The other 2 members are on the Side With Augustus: Augustus himself and Agrippa. 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. Augustus had a strong interest in reshaping the Roman world (with him as the sole leader), … On the left side of the Ara Pacis as you entered the museum is the Side Opposite Augustus. L'interno del recinto si presenta, come l'esterno, diviso in due zone sovrapposte e separate da una fascia decorata a palmette. Taggateci nelle vostre foto scattate nei @museiincomuneroma usando l’hashtag #MICroma e aiutatici a raccontare per #laCulturainCasa il nostro patrimonio unico e inimitabile anche in questo periodo di chiusura. Originally located on the northern outskirts of Rome, a Roman mile from the boundary of the pomerium on the west side of the Via Flaminia, the Ara Pacis stood in the northeaste… Non sapere che cosa sia accaduto nei tempi passati, sarebbe come restare per sempre un bambino. The goddess is represented as an Amazon: on her head she wears a helmet and her right breast is bared, a baldrick hangs across her shoulder, and in it a short sword, in her right hand she holds a spear. It is the head of a young man, found in 1859. Reading from the right, the first two foreground figures are lictors (bodyguards), carrying fasces (bundles of rods symbolizing how unity brings strength, the source of the modern word "fascism"). Luogo ideale per incontrare questo universo… Continua a leggere →. The museum is a modern glass and marble building, named the Museo dell'Ara Pacis (Museum of the Altar of Peace), opened in 2006 (1st photo below). Gaius and Lucius were adopted by their grandfather with the intention that they would succeed him, although their deaths, perhaps at the hands of Livia (Augustus' wife), ruined this plan, resulting in the rise to power of Tiberius, who was Livia's son. The altar (ara) itself sits within a monumental stone screen that has been elaborated with bas relief (low relief) sculpture, with the panels combining to form a programmatic mytho-historical narrative about Augustus and his administration, as well as about Rome’s deep roots. Unique events in some of the most extraordinary places in the world. At the center of the Ara Pacis is the altar table on which animal carcasses and wine were offered to the gods (1st photo below). The man in the foreground behind her is Lucius Domitian Enobarbus, who was consul in 16 BC, and is the second-to-last person on the frieze. Incontri per docenti e studenti universitari, L'Ara Pacis si racconta grazie alla tecnologia del Google Arts & Culture, Le storie di Porta Nomentana: 2. Except for the fact that the Ara Pacis has two entrances, this description fits the monument extremely closely. The first fragments of the Ara Pacis emerged in 1568 beneath Rome’s Palazzo Chigi near the basilica of San Lorenzo in Lucina. Surrounding the central female is the natural abundance of the lands and flanking her are the personifications of the land and sea breezes. The museum has also been the victim of targeted vandalism. On the inside of the left side wall the six Vestal Virgins can be seen (best in the 3rd and 4th photos below), with their heads covered: these were the girls appointed by the Pontifex Maximus, the high priest of the city, chosen from the daughters of the aristocracy between the ages of six and ten, who then remained the guardians of the sacred flame for 30 years. What was the Pax Romana? Luogo ideale per incontrare questo universo… Continua a leggere →. – #Cicerone Seguendo gli hashtag #cineCampidoglio e #setCampidoglio è stato ed è ancora possibile scoprire tutte le occasioni in cui il… Continua a leggere →, Qual è la trama che rende il tessuto dell’essere umano così pieno di fili inestricabili, connessi l’uno all’altro a formare un disegno al contempo splendido e tragico? Anche questo motivo rimanda alla decorazione che veniva posta sopra la recinzione lignea, in questo caso ornata con ghirlande straordinariamente cariche di spighe, di bacche e di frutta di ogni stagione, sia coltivata che spontanea, fissate ai sostegni tramite vittae, o bende sacre. The 2nd photo below shows a female statue similar to that on the Tellus panel. Oggi l'Ara Pacis è custodito all'interno di questo nuovo contenitore architettonico, che ha sollevato come si sa molte polemiche, che è stato progettato dall'architetto americano Richard Meier. A "camillus," or adolescent boy, assistant of the priests, with an incense box is among them. Here they are shown, in order of decreasing height and presumably age, flanked by male figures, preparing a religious sacrifice. Side With Augustus and Side Opposite Augustus, lower register, The lower register has several surprises in the depths of the vegetation, such as these creatures, from left to right, under the central acanthus leaves of the Side Opposite Augustus: a snake attacking a nest of baby birds, with a lizard above, a single bird escaping the nest to the right (all in 2nd photo below), another lizard, and a frog. The idea is supported by the presence of a young acolyte in the rite (camillus) who is carrying a tray of fruit and bread and, in his right hand, a jug. and to act as a visual reminder of the Julio-Claudian dynasty that brought it about. Some content is licensed under a Creative Commons license, and other content is completely copyright-protected. Art, architecture, and iconography played a key role in this propagandistic “revival”. On the outside of the left support a procession of three animals has survived, an ox, bull, and ram being led to the sacrifice by twelve adepts (victimarii) in short tunics (1st and 2nd photos below). These motifs also are related to the decoration that was placed above the wooden enclosure, in this case garlands heavily weighed down with ears of corn, with berries and fruits of every season, wild and cultivated, attached to the supports by means of ribbons and sacred fillets. It's located near the upper-right corner of the lower-right panel of the Ceremonial Front of the Ara Pacis, Lower-right panel of the Ceremonial Front of the Ara Pacis, Lower-left panel of the Ceremonial Front of the Ara Pacis, The border between the upper and lower registers of the exterior of the precinct of the Ara Pacis, The Public Approach Front of the Ara Pacis (Altar of Peace), Tellus panel at the upper-left corner of the Public Front of the Ara Pacis, Plaster cast of a female statue from the Forum of Cumae, from the Augustan age, similar to the that on the Tellus panel of the Ara Pacis, in the Ara Pacis Museum, Roma panel at the upper-right corner of the Public Front of the Ara Pacis, Lower-left corner of the Public Front of the Ara Pacis, Two small birds facing each other just to the right of center, slightly below the center of the lower-left panel on the Public Approach Front of the Ara Pacis, A snail to the lower right of the two small birds facing each other just to the right of center, slightly below the center of the lower-left panel on the Public Approach Front of the Ara Pacis, A scorpion and a worm on the acanthus leaves at the bottom of the lower-left panel on the Public Approach Front of the Ara Pacis, A salamander and a frog on the bottom acanthus leaves to the left of center of the lower-left panel on the Public Approach Front of the Ara Pacis, Lower-right panel of the Public Front of the Ara Pacis, A grasshopper to the left of the stalk just above the acanthus leaves of the lower-right panel on the Public Approach Front of the Ara Pacis, A bird to the right of the stalk just above the acanthus leaves of the lower-right panel on the Public Approach Front of the Ara Pacis, A bird at the bottom of the stalk of the lower-right panel on the Public Approach Front of the Ara Pacis, with a grasshopper below it, A worm to the left of the bird at the bottom of the stalk of the lower-right panel on the Public Approach Front of the Ara Pacis, The Side With Augustus and the corner of the Public Approach Front of the Ara Pacis (Altar of Peace), The Side Opposite Augustus of the Ara Pacis, The Side Opposite Augustus on a model of the Ara Pacis, 1st of 6 parts of the upper register of the Side With Augustus of the Ara Pacis, 2nd of 6 parts of the upper register of the Side With Augustus of the Ara Pacis, 3rd of 6 parts of the upper register of the Side With Augustus of the Ara Pacis, 4th of 6 parts of the upper register of the Side With Augustus of the Ara Pacis, 5th of 6 parts of the upper register of the Side With Augustus of the Ara Pacis, 6th of 6 parts of the upper register of the Side With Augustus of the Ara Pacis, 1st of 6 parts of the upper register of the Side Opposite Augustus of the Ara Pacis, 2nd of 6 parts of the upper register of the Side Opposite Augustus of the Ara Pacis, 3rd of 6 parts of the upper register of the Side Opposite Augustus of the Ara Pacis, 4th of 6 parts of the upper register of the Side Opposite Augustus of the Ara Pacis, 5th of 6 parts of the upper register of the Side Opposite Augustus of the Ara Pacis, 6th of 6 parts of the upper register of the Side Opposite Augustus of the Ara Pacis, Ara Pacis - Side Opposite Augustus, including lower register, A snake attacking a nest of baby birds, with a lizard above, a single bird escaping the nest to the right, on the lower register of the Side Opposite Augustus of the Ara Pacis, 1st of 4 panels in the lower register of the Side with Augustus of the Ara Pacis, in the Ara Pacis Museum, 2nd of 4 panels in the lower register of the Side with Augustus of the Ara Pacis, in the Ara Pacis Museum, 3rd of 4 panels in the lower register of the Side with Augustus of the Ara Pacis, in the Ara Pacis Museum, 4th of 4 panels in the lower register of the Side with Augustus of the Ara Pacis, in the Ara Pacis Museum, Decoration in the lower register of the inside of the precinct of the Ara Pacis, Decoration in the upper register of the inside of the precinct of the Ara Pacis, Decoration in the upper register of a corner of the inside of the precinct of the Ara Pacis, Ara Pacis - drain holes for blood and rainwater, shown from the inside, Drains for blood and rainwater near the bottom of the outside of the Ara Pacis, Ara Pacis - interior of Altar - side showing the 6 Vestals, Upper-left part of the front of the central altar in the Ara Pacis, Frieze in the upper-left part of the front of the central altar in the Ara Pacis, Upper-right part of the front of the central altar in the Ara Pacis, Left half of the top of the rear of the central altar of the Ara Pacis, Top of the rear of the central altar of the Ara Pacis, Right half of the top of the rear of the central altar of the Ara Pacis, Outside of the left side of the central altar of the Ara Pacis, Closeup of the Roman calendar (Fasti Praenestini) from 6-10 AD, in the Palazzo Massimo. The fourth face from the right edge of the 3rd photo below, which is the same as the second face from the left edge of the 4th image below, is securely-identified as Augustus, crowned with laurel.