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Traces of the Roman triumph have been identified in the procession narratives in Mk 11 and 15, but how its themes should be understood to function in Mark’s telling has never achieved consensus. Reading these narratives alongside evidence for the Roman triumph demonstrates how the ritual ...
The altar features a number of mythological scenes and processions of gods; it also integrates scenes of the imperial family, including Augustus himself making a sacrifice to the gods, while flanked by his grandsons Gaius and Lucius. The message of these building projects, as well as the other...
A frieze from the so-called "Altar" of Domitius Ahenobarbus is thought to depict the census, and may show Mars himself standing by the altar as the procession of victims advances.The main Temple of Mars (Aedes Martis) in the Republican period also lay outside the sacred boundary and...
Define RomanCatholic Church. RomanCatholic Church synonyms, RomanCatholic Church pronunciation, RomanCatholic Church translation, English dictionary definition of RomanCatholic Church. n. The Christian church characterized by an episcopal hierarchy with
The sculptured portraits on the Ara Pacis (Altar of the Augustan Peace) of 9 bc, for all their lifelike quality, are yet in harmony with the classical poise of the figures, and they strike a fresh note: the stately converging processions (Rome’s imperial family and magistrates on one ...