Ara Pacis Augustus in Rome

Life (res gestae) of Emperor Augustus is documented in reliefs found in 1568 in the Field of Mars (Campus Martius) when the Peretiti Palace was built. In the years 1937-1938 Mussolini ordered the reconstruction of the monument.

A vida (res gestae) do Imperador Augusto encontra-se documentada em relevos encontrados em 1568 no Campo de Marte (Campus Martius) quando construíam o Palácio Peretiti. Nos anos de 1937-1938 Mussolini mandou reconstruir o monumento.

Unknown (1th century)-‘Roman Earth and Fertility goddess Tellus’-relief    Rome

Unknown (1th century)-‘processional freeze west’-relief    Rome

Unknown (1th century)-‘processional freeze showing members of Imperial household (south face)’ -relief    Rome

Unknown (1th century)-‘processional freeze showing members of the Senate (North face)’ -relief    Rome

Unknown (1th century)-‘Aeneas sacrificing to the Penates’-relief    Rome

Emperor Augustus (27 BC-14 AD)

After Julius Caesar’s death, he fought and defeated the opponents of both sides, thus becoming the first Emperor of Rome.

Após a morte de Júlio César combateu e venceu os adversários de ambos e tornou-se o primeiro Imperador de Roma.

Sébastien Bourdon (1616-1671)-'Augustus (Octavian) visiting Alexander' tomb in Alexandria'-oil on canvas-ca 1650   Paris-Musée du Louvre

Antoine Caron (1521-1599)-'August and the Sybil'-oil on canvas-(1575-1580)   Paris-Musée du Louvre

Paris Bordone (1500-1571)-'Emperor August and the Sybil'-oil on canvas-1535   Moscow-Pushkin Museum

Angelica Kauffmann (1741-1807)-'Virgil reading the Aeneid to August and Octavia'-oil on canvas   St Petersburg-Hermitage

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696-1770)-'Maecenas presenting the Liberal Arts to Emperor August'-oil on canvas   St Petersburg-Hermitage