Ara Pacis (Rome, Italy)

Abstract Professor Charles Rhyne (art professor 1960-1997) created the definitive website on the Ara Pacis Augustae, the Roman monument commissioned by the Roman senate in 13 B.C. to honor the return of Augustus to Rome. Opened in 9 B.C., the carved stone altar to Pax, the goddess of Peace, has been restored and conserved over the centuries, and Rhyne was particularly interested in these changes. The files contain his annotated research materials, clippings, and correspondence about this monument and...