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The mythology of the Ara Pacis Augustae: Iconography and symbolism of the western side

Ionescu, Dan-Tudor (2015) The mythology of the Ara Pacis Augustae: Iconography and symbolism of the western side. Acta Antiqua Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae, 55 (1-4). pp. 17-43. ISSN 0044-5975

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Abstract

The guiding idea of my article is to see the mythical and political ideology conveyed by the western side of the Ara Pacis Augustae in a (hopefully) new light. The Augustan ideology of power is in the modest opinion of the author intimately intertwined with the myths and legends concerning the Primordia Romae. Augustus strove very hard to be seen by his contemporaries as the Novus Romulus and as the providential leader (fatalis dux, an expression loved by Augustan poetry) under the protection of the traditional Roman gods and especially of Apollo, the Greek god who has been early on adopted (and adapted) by Roman mythology and religion.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: P Language and Literature / nyelvészet és irodalom > PA Classical philology / klasszika-filológia
Depositing User: xKatalin xBarta
Date Deposited: 03 Jan 2017 11:48
Last Modified: 31 Mar 2017 23:16
URI: http://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/44344

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