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The Ara Pacis Augustae
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Which scene displays images of abundance, fertility, fecundity, golden age, sea, sky, animals
Tellus
Processions
Romulus/Remus
Roma
2
What is the main theme of the "Roma" releif?
Romans should always be dressed in armour
The Roman Peace
Military surrender of Carthage
Augustus' military strength
3
What does Ara Pacis Augustae mean?
Augustus will be sacrificed on this altar
Altar of Augustan Peace
Pax Romano
Peace that Augustus made an altar
4
Where was it built?
The Glutius Maximus
The Colosseum
The Tiber
The Campus Martius
5
What is main theme of the "Tellus" relief?
The divine lineage of Augustus
The proper Roman way of Veganism
Fertility and Prosperity
A Mother's love
6
What is the Ara Pacis Augustae?
An Altar
An Arch
A Pope
A city in Ancient Italy
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What are the two mythological scenes?
Roma, Aeneas
Aeneas and Romulus and Remus
Aeneas, Procession
Tellus, Romulus and Remus
8
Who is the female in the "historical" relief?
His son, Julia
His mother, Demeter
His wife, Helen
His Daughter, Julia
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Why was the Ara Pacis built?
To bring glory to Jupiter
To celebrate the Augustan Peace
To celebrate Augustus' triumph over the Jews
To celebrate his birthday
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What are the four mythological reliefs?
Tellus, Aeneas, Romulus & Remus, Roma
Unicorns, Dragons, Sphynx, Cthulhu
Perseus, Orpheus, The Birth of Venus, Aphrodite and Pan
Aeneas, Dido, Virgil, Homer
11
What theme is evident in the interior decoration?
History
War
Augustus
Sacrifice
12
How is depth attempted in the north and south processional friezes?
relief sculpture
incision
lost wax process
Overlapping
13
What is the purpose of relief sculpture?
to inform/tell a story
To display artistic ability
to be a piece of functional arctitecture
to emphasise Imperial ideology
14
What is the Latin name for a decorative bull's skull?
Palmette
Meander
Bucrania
Paterae
15
What is depicted in the "Historical" relief?
A procession leading to the Colosseum
A procession 300 walking to the gates of Janus
A procession leading to the newly built Ara Pacis
A procession leading to Augustus palace
16
N & S processions: the variety of poses is achieved by
All of these
addition of children - height
figures looking in different directions
Different poses
17
What scene symbolises the beginning of Rome and the Roman peoples divine origins?
Romulus/Remus, Mars and the shewolf
Processions of imperial family and senators
Tellus and cupids
Aeneas, Ascanius and the libation/sacrifice
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What is a palmette?
circular decoration resembling a dish
sides of a doorway
leaf decoration
stone walls
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What is the main theme of the "Aeneas" relief?
Ascanius had a brother
How to kill a pig for sacrifice
Augustus respects the traditional Roman Gods
The divine ancestry of Augustus and Rome
20
What is the purpose of the Ara Pacis?
to portray the importance of Augustus and his dynasty
portray ideas/values of - familiy,piety,peace,fertility
put it in its mythological/allegorical/historical context
To commemorate peace and annual sacrifices
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When was the Ara Pacis Built?
9-13 AD
50 BC
50 AD
13-9 BC
22
What was the Ara Pacis inspired by?
Mausoleum of Augustus, Rome
Greek altar of Mercy, Athens
Parthenon, Athens
Pantheon, Rome
23
What animal found on the Ara Pacis walls is symbolic of Apollo?
Scorpions
Lizards
Swans
Birds
24
What are the dimensions of the Ara Pacis?
10.5 length, 11.5 width, 7m height
10m length, 11 width, 3m height
2m length, 2m width, 2m height
5m length, 6m width, 4m height
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What separates the two layers on the exterior wall?
inscriptions
acanthus flowers
libations
meander pattern
