The Breastplate of the Statue . The cuirass of the statue signifies Augustus as the leader of military power. The breastplate is covered with figures and is a complex of Augustan and Tiberian propaganda. It commemorates Augustus' victory over the Parthians in 20 B.C. The figures on the breastplate have a cosmic setting.

The Augustus of Prima Porta (Italian: Augusto di Prima Porta) is a full-length portrait statue of Augustus, the first Roman emperor.. The statue was discovered on April 20, 1863, during archaeological excavations directed by Giuseppe Gagliardi at the Villa of Livia owned by Augustus' third and final wife, Livia Drusilla in Prima Porta.

2022年5月21日 · Close-up detail of the breastplate of the Augustus of Prima Porta statue; Rabax63, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. A figure with a sheathed sword on one side represents the peoples of the East obliged to pay tribute to Rome, while a figure with an unsheathed blade on the other side represents the enslaved Celts.

Finally, Augustus is wearing a cuirass, or breastplate, that is covered with figures that communicate additional propagandistic messages. Scholars debate over the identification over each of these figures, but the basic meaning is clear: Augustus has the gods on his side, he is an international military victor, and he is the bringer of the Pax ...

2023年3月29日 · Comments (by Daniel Mitchell): The breastplate on this statue known as the “Augustus of Prima Porta” is a work of Augustan propaganda aimed at depicting the defeat of Kleopatra at Actium (31 BCE) along with other subjugated peoples (likely produced just after Augustus’ death and apotheosis in 14 CE). The iconography represents three ...

The central scene of Augustus's breastplate, of the returning of the Roman standards, remains fairly disagreed upon. The figure to the right, in baggy trousers with beard and disheveled hair is certainly a Parthian, and most likely a particular Parthian: Phraates IV, king of Parthia with whom Augustus reached a treaty for the return of Roman ...

2018年1月8日 · The Augustus of Prima Porta, a marble statue probably made shortly after Augustus’ death. The statue features references to Augustus’ descent and his political achievements. The marble statue was made shortly after Augustus’ death. Some believe it may have been a copy of a bronze statue that celebrated his victory over the Parthians in 20 BC.