The Ara Pacis Mundi in Medea, Italy, on Nov. 5, 2024. The structure was built in 1951 to commemorate soldiers who died in all wars. (Brian Erickson/Stars and Stripes) ...

The first fragments of the remarkable ancient Roman monument called the Ara Pacis (“Altar of Peace”) were found in the early sixteenth century. For the next four hundred years, the large ...

Ara Pacis. In 13BC the Emperor Augustus marched home from three years of imposing peace on his formerly fractious empire, and the Senate promptly commissioned a monument to mark his achievements.

The Ara Pacis museum, a controversial modern museum in central Rome, has been hit by vandals with paint-filled balloons. Content Skip to Main Content Accessibility Help ...

The Ara Pacis was broken up and lost for hundreds of years. Pieces began resurfacing in the 16th century and the fascists reconstructed it in 1937-38 out of scattered fragments and reproductions.

Rome - The Museum of the Ara Pacis, a state-of-the-art structure protecting a 2 000-year-old ancient Roman artefact in the centre of the Italian capital, is plagued by water leaks blamed on a lack ...

The Ara Pacis Museum has hosted high-profile exhibitions The city of Rome's newly elected right-wing mayor has caused waves by vowing to rip down a controversial museum created by a US architect.

Mary Beard in front of the Ara Pacis, Rome. Mary in Largo Argentina, Rome, where Julius Caesar’s assassination took place. 'Relief of Rape of the Sabine Women', Roman Forum, Rome ...