CLAS 151gp Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Aeneid, Brushstrokes, Stoicism
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Started construcion in 54, opened in 46 (but was inished by octavian) First new forum to be added to rome. Temple dedicated to venus genetrix (mother), his lineage to aeneas o o. Mother of rome = venus (caesar tries to play down her eroic side) Exterior of the temple of venus genetrix: o. Unusual feature: although temple has frontality, cannot actually be entered straight from the front. Speaker"s plaform is raised sheer from the piazza in front of the temple. Interior of the temple of venus genetrix: o. Apse: semicircle where the statue of venus was placed. Decoraion: red lecked with yellow columns, cupid friezes, expensive marble loor, works of art (paining of medea killing her children, ajax commiing suicide), gilded bronze statue of cleopatra. Caesar is playing with the senate, seeing what he can get away with. Narrow rectangle: long sides are poricoes (covered walkway supported by columns), one short side is the temple.
