Augustus and the Altar of Peace

The Ara Pacis and the rise of the first emperor.
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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:59 The first emperor
1:56 The Altar of Peace
4:39 Through Eternity Tours
5:25 Octavian and Caesar
6:30 Octavian and Antony
8:37 The Battle of Actium
9:48 Establishing the Principate
11:03 The cult of Peace
11:52 Reading the Ara Pacis
12:48 Man and image