CLASSIC 20 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Richard Meier, Center Of New Industries And Technologies, Gian Lorenzo Bernini
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Gaius octavius: general caesar, son of the divine caesar, caesar augustus c. i. During the most important battles he suffered illness, cowardice, or both c. iii. He found a way to rule rome and survive c. iv. Ruled for about 45 years: although julius caesar was possibly rome"s greatest general, augustus was the start of the age of emperors, whenever we see an image of augustus, he always appears as a young man. Prima porta statue: a statue of augustus giving an address (adlocutio) was found in a villa of. Livia (seacoast town prima porta: also painted the prima porta, most important part of the statue is the breastplate, which is an image of. Scene of defeat of crassus, whose men were killed and standard (eagle) was taken, but romans accepting the standard back c. ii. Apollo and diana on the bottom c. v. personifications of defeated peoples and their provinces: cupid, son of venus is shown holding onto augustus.
