Forum of Augustus
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- Created on: 27-04-19 10:39
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- Forum of Augustus
- Layout of Cae's forum
- Porticoes of collonades in hellenrstic style. temple dedicated to Venus genetrix
- Layout
- Encircled on 3 sides by 24 columns of carrara marble
- Statues of Venus, Divus Iulius and Mars
- Niches contained statues of 108 summi viri
- right hemicycle Romulus with Spolia opimum
- Great military skills and good general
- Left statue of Aeneas and Alban kings
- links to his piety, Aug descended from him
- right hemicycle Romulus with Spolia opimum
- Niches contained statues of 108 summi viri
- Centerpeice was temple of Mars Ultor
- Statues of Venus, Divus Iulius and Mars
- Niches contained statues of 108 summi viri
- right hemicycle Romulus with Spolia opimum
- Great military skills and good general
- Left statue of Aeneas and Alban kings
- links to his piety, Aug descended from him
- right hemicycle Romulus with Spolia opimum
- Niches contained statues of 108 summi viri
- Statues of Venus, Divus Iulius and Mars
- indent because he couldnt buy whole land
- 2nd portico has shield of Jupiter
- Hellenestic style
- Alexander
- Like the erecthion
- Hellenestic style
- Vowed by Aug in 42BC after Phillipi, completed in 2BC
- Negotations made it take a long time
- indent because he couldnt buy whole land
- Not a tyrant
- Negotations made it take a long time
- Celebrates Aug
- Huge statue of Aug in triumphal chariot w/ 'pater patria'
- He is at the centre of summi viri, implies that he is the best
- Huge statue of Aug in triumphal chariot w/ 'pater patria'
- Purposes
- Coming of age ceremonies
- Senate meet to decide triumphs and wars
- army leaves and comes back here
- Layout of Cae's forum
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