학술논문

Time, history, and ritual on the Ara Pacis Augustae.
Document Type
Article
Source
Art Bulletin. Dec90, Vol. 72 Issue 4, p542. 16p. 11 Black and White Photographs, 1 Diagram.
Subject
*ARA Pacis (Rome, Italy)
*ALTARS
*ANCIENT art
*RITES & ceremonies
*MONUMENTS
*MYTHOLOGY
*HISTORICAL drama
*ART
Language
ISSN
0004-3079
Abstract
Asserts that the Ara Pacis Altar's imagery of the Golden Age, predominantly discussed as mere poetic allusion, actually appealed to a large component of the Roman populace. Program of the Ara Pacis and the very real fears of cyclical history in Rome; Traditional analysis of the Ara Pacis, which stress the potent political symbolism of its decorative program; References to temporality and eternity on the Ara Pacis; Belief by Romans that the conclusion of the "Great Year" would put an end to all history; Augustan ritual and the regeneration of history.