HUM-2020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Marble Sculpture, Military Engineering, De Architectura
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Augustus: octavian, portayed as a great warrior and beautiful, concerned about family life, made rules about marrying and committing adultery, (cid:862)the illustrious o(cid:374)e(cid:863, held position as high priest, nephew of julius caesar. Augustus of primaporta: marble sculpture of octavian, fou(cid:374)d i(cid:374) li(cid:448)ia"s ho(cid:373)e. Idealized: an image of how augustus wanted to be understood, cupid is pulling on him to remind the people he is descended from a goddess. Aria pacis augustus: consecrated 9 bce, altar to peace. Livia: augustus"s (cid:449)ife, powerful woman, augustus let her do things to advise society, held things together, consulted for architectural projects. Virgil: wants to be the next homer, augustus wanted him to write it to show how great he was and tie him to aeneid. Horace: writer, famous for his odes, created 2 odes to augustus, studied greek. Odes: giving homage, sings someone or somethings praises.
