{"id":15095,"date":"2011-10-23T23:50:19","date_gmt":"2011-10-24T06:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/?p=15095"},"modified":"2021-03-15T09:05:50","modified_gmt":"2021-03-15T16:05:50","slug":"the-ara-pacis-augustae-in-rome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/15095","title":{"rendered":"The Ara Pacis Augustae in Rome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Ara Pacis Augustae in Rome, Italy is an altar to peace was consecrated in 9 BC to celebrate the return of Emperor Augustus from Hispania and Gaul. The detailed sculptures depict scenes of piety and reverence as well as long processions of Romans celebrating the Augustan Peace.<\/p>\n<p>The Ara Pacis Augustae was rediscovered in 1568 but was not completely excavated and reconstructed until the 20th century. The structure has been surrounded by a modern building which, in addition to the Ara Pacis Augustae, contains a number of other works of art, both ancient and modern.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Ara-Pacis-Augustae-Exterior.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15099\" title=\"Ara Pacis Augustae - Exterior\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Ara-Pacis-Augustae-Exterior.jpg\" alt=\"Ara Pacis Augustae - Exterior\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Ara-Pacis-Augustae-Exterior.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Ara-Pacis-Augustae-Exterior-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Ara-Pacis-Augustae-Exterior-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Ara Pacis Augustae &#8211; Exterior<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE:\u00a0 Ara Pacis Augustae &#8211; Exterior (Rome, Lazio, Italy); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 11 August 2011.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Panorama-of-Busts.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15100\" title=\"Busts of Notable Romans\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Panorama-of-Busts.jpg\" alt=\"Busts of Notable Romans\" width=\"630\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Panorama-of-Busts.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Panorama-of-Busts-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Panorama-of-Busts-1024x341.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Busts of Notable Romans<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE:\u00a0 Busts of Notable Romans (Rome, Lazio, Italy); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 11 August 2011.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Ara-Pacis-Augustae-Front.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15101\" title=\"Ara Pacis Augustae - West Wall\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Ara-Pacis-Augustae-Front.jpg\" alt=\"Ara Pacis Augustae - West Wall\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Ara-Pacis-Augustae-Front.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Ara-Pacis-Augustae-Front-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Ara-Pacis-Augustae-Front-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Ara Pacis Augustae &#8211; West Wall<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE:\u00a0 Ara Pacis Augustae &#8211; West Wall (Rome, Lazio, Italy); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 11 August 2011.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Ara-Pacis-Augustae-Back.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15102\" title=\"Ara Pacis Augustae - East Wall\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Ara-Pacis-Augustae-Back.jpg\" alt=\"Ara Pacis Augustae - East Wall\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Ara-Pacis-Augustae-Back.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Ara-Pacis-Augustae-Back-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Ara-Pacis-Augustae-Back-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Ara Pacis Augustae &#8211; East Wall<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE:\u00a0 Ara Pacis Augustae &#8211; East Wall (Rome, Lazio, Italy); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 11 August 2011.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Copyright \u00a9 2011 by Stephen J. Danko<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ara Pacis Augustae in Rome, Italy is an altar to peace was consecrated in 9 BC to celebrate the return of Emperor Augustus from Hispania and Gaul. 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