Augustus of Primaporta, power and propaganda

Augustus of Primaporta, power and propaganda

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A conversation with Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker in front of Augustus of Primaporta, early 1st century C.E., found at the Villa of Livia, Primaporta (north of Rome), Italy, marble with traces of polychromy, 203 cm high (Vatican Museums)



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