An Augustan Temple Represented on a Historical Relief Dating to the Time of Claudius

The well-known Roman historical relief depicting a procession of togate figures in front of a Corinthian decastyle building is reexamined. The Claudian date first proposed by Sieveking is accepted on the basis of stylistic affinities with the "Ara Pietatis" and the dress of the lictors rep...

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Published in:American journal of archaeology 1987-07, Vol.91 (3), p.441-458
Main Author: Albertson, Fred C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Altars
Architecture
Buildings
Emperors
Hairstyles
Legends
Processions
Sheep herding
Temples
Togas
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Summary:The well-known Roman historical relief depicting a procession of togate figures in front of a Corinthian decastyle building is reexamined. The Claudian date first proposed by Sieveking is accepted on the basis of stylistic affinities with the "Ara Pietatis" and the dress of the lictors represented on the relief. The background structure is identified as an Augustan building, perhaps the Temple of Mars outside the Porta Capena, but definitely not the Hadrianic Temple of Venus and Roma as most scholars have argued. The composition of the pediment of the structure is discussed in the context of the iconographical development in Roman art of the encounter between Mars and Rhea Silvia.
ISSN:0002-9114
1939-828X
DOI:10.2307/505365