Altar of Augustan Peace

Local nameAra Pacis Augustae
LocationCampo Marzio, Rome, Italy

The Ara Pacis Augustae is an altar in Rome dedicated to Pax, the Roman goddess of Peace. The monument was commissioned by the Roman Senate on July 4, 13 BC to honour the return of Augustus to Rome after three years in Hispania and Gaul and consecrated on January 30, 9 BC. Originally located on the northern outskirts of Rome, a Roman mile from the boundary of the pomerium on the west side of the Via Flaminia, the Ara Pacis stood in the northeastern corner of the Campus Martius, the former flood plain of the Tiber River and gradually became buried under 4 metres of silt deposits. It was reassembled in its current location, now the Museum of the Ara Pacis, in 1938, turned 90° counterclockwise from its original orientation so that the original western side now faces south.

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Opening hours

Last admission one hour before closing.

Admission

Museum only:
Adults: €12
Concessions: € 10

Ticket prices may vary - for more information, please visit the official website.

More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ara_Pacis

Official website http://www.arapacis.it/

Email info.arapacis@comune.roma.it

Phone +39 60608

Address Lungotevere in Augusta, 00186 Rome, Italy

Coordinates 41°54'22.144" N 12°28'31.806" E

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