Ara+Pacis+Augastae+2

=//English- Augustus` Altar of Peace//= =//Latin- Ara Pacis Augustae//=



==//The Ara Pacis is a modern day tourist attraction in Rome. People come from far and wide to see its beauty. The altar has panels on the 4 outer walls that depict certain events throughout the history of Rome. The most recognized wall is the Lupercal wall that shows Aeneas forming the Latin race, and Romulus and Remus founding Rome. The structure was originally commissioned by the Roman Senate on 4 July 13 BC to honor the triumphal return from Hispiana and Gaul of the Roman Emperor Augustus, and was consecrated on 30 January 9 BC by theSenate to celebrate the peace established in the Empire after Augustus's victories. In that of Ancient Rome the Altar was also seen as a landmark, and tourist attraction in which people could remember the Pax Augusta (Augustan peace) that Augustus brought to Rome.//==