Ara Pacis
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The Ara Pacis Augustae is an altar in Rome dedicated to the Pax Romana. 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
The altar as reassembled, showing original western side
View of the opposite (eastern) side with Tellus Panel at the left and Roma Panel at the right
Ara Pacis: the so-called Tellus panel
Sculpted detail of the Ara Pacis (Altar of Peace), 13–9 BC
Pax Romana
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The Pax Romana is a roughly 200-year-long period of ancient Rome that is identified as a golden age of increased and sustained Roman imperialism, prosperous stability, hegemonic power, regional expans
Ara Pacis
…The Ara Pacis Augustae (Latin, "Altar of Augustan Peace"; commonly shortened to Ara Pacis) is an altar in Rome dedicated to the Pax Romana. 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…
Extent of the Roman Empire under Augustus. Yellow represents the extent of the Republic in 31 BC, while green represents gradually conquered territories under the reign of Augustus, and pink areas represent client states.
AR Antoninianus of Gordian III, struck at Antioch 243–244 with Pax Augusta on the reverse