Aeneas or Numa? Rethinking the Meaning of the Ara Pacis Augustae

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2001Author
Rehak, Paul
Publisher
The Art Bulletin
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Article
Article Version
Scholarly/refereed, publisher version
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This study identifies the figure on the Ara Pacis, usually identified as Aeneas, as Numa instead, a more fitting subject for Augustus's policies of religious revival.
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"Aeneas or Numa? Rethinking the Meaning of the Ara Pacis Augustae ," Art Bulletin 83.2 (June 2001) 190-208
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