The Ara Pacis Augustae ("Altar of Augustean Peace") in Rome is a marble monument that the Senate had built in honor of the Roman goddess of peace, Pax, only a handful of years after Augustus had returned from his successes in Hispania and Gaul in 13 BC. The beautiful altar was meant to celebrate what seemed like the beginning of an endless time of peace in the world.
The Ara Pacis – with 4.5-meter-tall walls on a ten by eleven meter rectangular base, protecting the altar itself – was built in the Campus Marius and inaugurated on January 30th, 9 BC. Senators, priests, and the imperial family took part in the event, and are portrayed in procession on the outer walls.
Fonte: Italian Ways
