programmatic
creates constant visual vocabulary legible to all inside the empire, across a range of media and locations
Octavian/Augustus
adoptive son of Julius Caesar; Emperor Ruler of Rome from 27 BCE to 14 CE; Octavian changes name/title to Augustus in 27 BCE
deus vs dvius
dues = “God” vs. dvius = “divine"/god-like”
apotheosis
the elevation of a dead emperor to divine honors among the gods
obelisk
tall stone pillar
Res Gestae
biography/accomplishments of Augustus inscribed outside the Mausoleum of Augustus (Campus Martius)
Livia
wife of Augustus
nodus
off-the-face bun hairstyle
Gaius and Lucius Caesar
grandsons and heirs of Augustus
Villa Primaporta
Villa of Livia with cool gardens and stuff
marmora
marble and other hard, decorative stones
carrara marble
pwetty and stwong italian marble
caryatid
a stone carving of a draped female figure used as a pillar in architecture
summi viri
“highest man”
elogium
funerary oration
Fig. 6-2A Bearded head of Octavian, from the cryptoporticus of the forum, Arles, France, ca. 37–31 BCE. Marble
Fig. 6-3 Apotheosis of Caesar, Belvedere Altar, from the Palatine Hill, Rome, ca. 12–2 BCE
Fig. 6-14 West facade of the Ara Pacis Augustae (Altar of Augustan Peace), Rome, 13–9 BCE
Fig. 6-17 Procession of the imperial family, detail of the south frieze of the Ara Pacis Augustae, Rome, 13–9 BCE. Marble
Fig. 6-9 Augustus as pontifex maximus, from Via Labicana, Rome, after 12 BCE. Marble
Fig. 6-12 Bust of Livia, from Arsinoe, Egypt, early first century CE Marble
Fig. 6-13A Head of the heroic statue of Gaius Caesar, from the Julian Basilica, Corinth, Greece, early first century CE. Marble
Fig. 6-14C Acanthus scroll decoration, lower zone of the west facade of the Ara Pacis Augustae, Rome, 13–9 BCE
Fig. 6-15 Aeneas(?) sacrificing, panel on the west facade of the Ara Pacis Augustae, Rome, 13–9 BCE. Marble
Fig. 6-16 Tellus(?), panel on the east facade of the Ara Pacis Augustae, Rome, 13–9 bce. Marble
Fig. 6-6 Plan of the Forum Augustum, Rome, begun ca. 27 BCE, dedicated 2 BCE. (1) Temple of Mars Ultor, (2) exedra, (3) portico
Fig. 6-8A Caryatid, from the attic of the portico of the Forum Augustum (fig. 6-6), Rome, dedicated 2 BCE. Marble
Fig. 6-1 Augustus as imperator, from the Villa of Livia, Primaporta, early-first-century CE copy of a bronze original of ca. 20 BCE, Marble
Fig. 6-7 Temple of Mars Ultor (looking north), Forum Augustum, Rome, dedicated 2 bce