Ara Pacis Augustae
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The Ara Pacis Augustae is an ornate marble altar in Rome dedicated to Pax, the Roman goddess of peace, celebrating Emperor Augustus’s establishment of peace and his political and religious authority.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ara Pacis Augustae canonical | 5 |
| Ara Pacis (original Augustan location) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman monument
ⓘ
altar ⓘ marble altar ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Roman Imperial ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Augustus
ⓘ
Roman Senate ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 9 BCE ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 13 BCE ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| currentBuildingDesignedBy | Richard Meier ⓘ |
| dedicatedOn | 30 January 9 BCE ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Pax
ⓘ
Roman goddess of peace ⓘ |
| features |
Aeneas sacrificing panel
ⓘ
Roma panel ⓘ Roman senators ⓘ Romulus and Remus panel ⓘ Tellus panel ⓘ imperial family procession ⓘ priests ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
central altar table
ⓘ
enclosing precinct walls ⓘ stairways ⓘ |
| hasFunction | altar for sacrifices ⓘ |
| hasInscription | Senatus Populusque Romanus dedication ⓘ |
| hasRelief |
mythological scenes
ⓘ
processional friezes ⓘ vegetal friezes ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | important monument of ancient Rome ⓘ |
| housedIn |
Ara Pacis Museum (Rome)
ⓘ
surface form:
Museo dell'Ara Pacis
|
| inHonorOf | Augustus ⓘ |
| languageOfInscription | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Campus Martius
ⓘ
Rome ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Mausoleum of Augustus
ⓘ
Tiber ⓘ
surface form:
Tiber River
|
| majorExcavation | 1937 ⓘ |
| materialUsed | marble ⓘ |
| partOf | Augustan building program ⓘ |
| period | Augustan age ⓘ |
| purpose |
celebration of peace established by Augustus
ⓘ
state propaganda ⓘ |
| reconstructedIn | 1938 ⓘ |
| rediscoveredIn | 16th century ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Augustan political authority
ⓘ
Augustan religious authority ⓘ Pax Romana ⓘ peace ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ara Pacis Museum
this entity surface form:
Ara Pacis (original Augustan location)
subject surface form:
Obelisk of Montecitorio