CLST 103 Lecture 18: CLST 103 W8L2

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CLST 103
• Professor: M Barbara Reeves

Document Summary

Building structures related to his future, his city, imagery is highly tied to him. Temple of mars ultor: three figures that would of appeared in pediment of temple, center: mars ultor, direct relation to augusts" by virtue of helping him by avenging murder of caesar. Venus: consort of mars, and while connected to mars also connected to augusts because his family is descendant from venus and other person is thought to be julius caesar (became god after death) Augustus reality, augustus" has brought peace to world. Octavius started out as a person to seek avenge for the wrong, but once turns himself into augustus he is all about peace and what he brought to world. Imagery around matches this: processions: processions of romans coming to take part in a religious ceremony at this altar. Even altar senate is being responsible for erecting is completely about.