VIS 120B Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Tumulus, Toga, Onyx
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Domed and round like a traditional tumulus. This is supposed to remind you of his conquest of egypt. It can"t tell the time accurately anymore because of the fact that it sunk and that it was discovered in piece. This was a tribute to the lasting peace and prosperity that augustus" reign brought to. Rome after that preceded him the years of civil war. The altar of this temple is now in the met. Altar is completed in 9 bc, 4 yrs after the original structure. There is a vine scroll on the sides. Very delicate - you can see the shapes of the individual leaves and buds. Meant to represent the renewed fertility of the earth. The two long sides of the altar show a procession of roman nobles attending a sacrifice. Both processions move in the same direction. One side shows the family of augustus. The four short sides have shorter reliefs.
