1. Roman Art, part 3 Early Roman Empire Art under Augustus

2. Goals Describe the life of Rome’s first emperor, Augustus, and examine his official, public image and propaganda campaign. See how Augustus linked himself to the Greek general Pericles through the art and architecture of the Periclean Age of ancient Greece. Examine Augustus’s building program (altars, forums, temples aqueducts, and his mausoleum) and their relationship to the Pax Augustae (Augustan peace).

3. The Making of Rome’s First Emperor 63 BCEGaius Octavius Thurinus is born to a minor aristocratic family. 49 BCEOctavian’s natural father dies. 44 BCEUpon the assassination of the triumvir Julius Caesar, who was Octavian’s grandmother’s brother, it is announced that Octavian, now age of 19, is Caesar’s adopted heir. He officially changes his name to Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus but is known as Caesar, and forms a second, short-lived, triumvirate. Too young to have himself depicted in a traditional Republican fashion, has himself depicted in his official portraits as a Greek kouros (youth/god). 31 BCEA six-year Civil ends when Octavian, age 32, defeats Mark Antony and Cleopatra in the Battle of Actium, Greece, and assumes the title Princeps (first citizen). He restores the Republic but controls the Senate. 27 BCEHaving conquered Greece, the Roman Senate confers upon the 35- year-old Octavian the title “Augustus” (the dignified), which makes him commander-in-chief of all Republican governmental and military bodies. 20 BCEThe best-known sculpture of Augustus is carved at this time. Historians refer to it as Augustus of Primaporta because it was found in the small town of Primaporta, just outside Rome, in the villa of his third wife, Livia. 16 BCEAugustus secures the loyalty of Gallic Romans by building the Pont-du-Gard, a bridge and aqueduct over the river Gard, near Nîmes, France. 12 BCEThe Senate grants Augustus the additional title Pontefex Maximus, extending his control over the state religion. Augustus has Julius Caesar deified. 9 BCEAugustus dedicates the Ara Pacis Augustae (Altar of Augustan Peace) in Rome, depicting himself as Pontefex Maximus. 2 BCEAugustus dedicates the Forum of Augustus in Rome. The forum provides needed improvements to the city’s public infrastructure and honors Augustus’s ancestors, which he traces back from Caesar to Aeneas of Trojan War fame, and thus a descendant of Venus. 14 CEAugustus dies and is deified. His heirs, including Tiberius, Claudius and Nero, become Emperors (the Julio-Claudians). Augustus of Primaporta, c. 20 BCE

6. Augustus of Primaporta, c. 20 BCE (age 42), in the Vatican Museums Augustus of Primaporta, c. 20 BCE

7. Head of Polykleitos's Spear bearer Augustus of Primaporta, c. 20 BCE (age 42) Augustus of Primaporta, c. 20 BCE

8. Praxiteles, detail of Apollo with Dionysus, late Classical Greek art Augustus of Primaporta, c. 20 BCE (age 42) Augustus of Primaporta, c. 20 BCE

9. Augustus of Primaporta, c. 20 BCE (age 42), in the Vatican Museums. Head of a Roman Patrician, 75-50 BCE Augustus of Primaporta, c. 20 BCE

10. Augustus of Primaporta, c. 20 BCE (age 42) Augustus of Primaporta, c. 20 BCE

11. Augustus’s cuirass depicts the return of the standard from the barbarians and a personification of abundance.

12. Cuirass depicting the a property marker (Herm) and showing leather laces.

14. Augustus’s aristocratic background is featured with the depiction of his distant cousin Eros (Cupid), the son of Venus, who was born of the sea and carried to land by dolphins. The Julii family traced their ancestors back to Venus and the kings of Rome.

16. From the Vatican exhibition I Colori di Bianco, based on analysis of residual pigments

17. Augustus, age 20, as Trimvir on an aureas (gold) coin Augustus, after death Augustus at 50

18. Augustus from Primaporta, c. 20 BCE and Augustus as Pontefex Maximus, after 12 BCE

19. Remains of the Temple of Mars Ultor in the Forum of Augustus, Rome, built by Augustus, c. 2 BC

20. Reconstruction model of the Temple of Mars Ultor in the Forum of Augustus, Rome, built c. 2 BC

21. Maison Carree (square house), Nîmes, France, 1-10 CE Reconstruction model of the Temple of Mars Ultor in the Forum of Augustus, Rome, built c. 2 BC

22. Model showing a section of the Forum of Augustus, Rome, built by Augustus, c. 2 BC

23. Model and Plan of the Forum of Augustus, Rome, built by Augustus, c. 2 BC

24. Plan of the Forum of Augustus, Rome, built by Augustus, c. 2 BC

25. Model with architectural details of the frieze of the Forum of Augustus, Rome, built by Augustus, c. 2 BC

26. Porch of the Maidens, Erectheum, Athens, c. 421-405 BCE Model with architectural details of the frieze of the Forum of Augustus, Rome, built by Augustus, c. 2 BC

28. Maison Carree (square house), Nîmes, France, 1-10 CE Italy

29. Rome by 44 BCE Italy

30. Pont du Gard, near Nîmes, France, c. 16 CE Italy

31. Pont du Gard, near Nîmes, France, c. 16 CE

33. Fountain in Pompeii

34. Pont du Gard, near Nîmes, France, c. 16 CE Baths in Pompeii

35. Pont du Gard, near Nîmes, France, c. 16 CE Rome

36. Pont du Gard, near Nîmes, France, c. 16 CE ……Aqueducts leading to the city of Rome

37. Aqueducts leading to the city of Rome marked in brown, roads in black, Tivoli marked with a blue arrow

38. Porta Maggiore, Rome, built by the Julio-Claudian Emperor Claudius, c. 50 CE, at the juncture of two aquaducts, the city walls and the via Praenestina and Via Labicana.

41. Palazzo Medici-Riccardi, Florence, by Michelozzo di Bartolomeo, begun 1444 Porta Maggiore, Rome, built by the Julio-Claudian Emperor Claudius, c. 50 CE, at the juncture of two aquaducts, the city walls and the via Praenestina and Via Labicana.