Podcast Episode 75: The Ara Pacis

Welcome back to Accessible Art History: The Podcast! This week, I'm discussing the famous Ara Pacis, or "Altar of Peace".

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The Ara Pacis - front

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The Ara Pacis - back

CC 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Ara Pacis - Plan

CC 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Processional Frieze

Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons

Interior Frieze

CC 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The "Tellus" Panel

Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons

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Sources

Gardner's Art Through the Ages by Fred S. Kleiner

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ara_Pacis

https://www.rome-museum.com/ara-pacis.php

https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ancient-art-civilizations/roman/early-empire/a/ara-pacis

https://ara-pacis-museum.com/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Augustus-Roman-emperor

http://romanrepublic.org/roma/bibliotheca/conducting-ceremonies-sacrifice/