LINKTV France 24 September 10, 2014
And members of the imperial family. This is to roman art what the parthenon frieze is to greek art. A sense of order and serenity pervades the scene. At the head of the procession, between his two consuls, is the damaged but recognizable image of augustus himself dignified, though not yet deified. All the other figures are portraits, too such as augustus daughter julia later banished for immoral conduct and her first husband, augustus minister Marcus Agrippa. Other reliefs celebrate the joy and fertility of nature in this time of peace. The universal harmony of the Natural World is represented...