Peace over Land and Sea

The focus of this chapter is on understanding the earliest stages of Augustus’ regime and its self-representation in terms of pax , exploring how peace fits into the profuse displays of triumphal ideology and rhetoric in the aftermath of the final decade of civil war. Augustus’ triple triumph cemented his position within the state in 29 BC. In this context the lack of a developed iconography for pax (compared to that of victoria ) is tackled, particularly in reference to the monumental displays after Actium, to demonstrate the triumphal significance afforded to pax . The idea of expressing power not in relation to an opponent, but as an assertion of imperium over land and sea, as the achievement of peace, is a central concern of this chapter.

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