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Augustus In The Pantheon
Parthian returns the military standers after pre-battels, and that was the victory that this sculpture was made for. Surrounding this area are Sol and Caelus, the sun and sky gods with some Roman females that refer to the Pax Romana. That means the sun will shine all over the empire, brining with her the peace to the citizens; and of course, Augustus is the main reason. Beneath that there are the gods Apollo and Diana, the two main gods in the Roman Pantheon. Augustus as I mentioned is a supporter of the traditional Roman religion, so he is the favorite to these gods. Lastly at the bottom part, there is Tellus the earth goddess, and she is a symbol of fertility. The sculptor was so talented to appear the texture of his clothes’ folds that wrapped

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