) To whom was the Ara Pacis dedicated? [1]
(b) Why did the Senate commission this altar? [1]
2 Explain how far these panels give a positive impression of the Roman Imperial family. [10]
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) To whom was the Ara Pacis dedicated? [1]
(b) Why did the Senate commission this altar? [1]
2 Explain how far these panels give a positive impression of the Roman Imperial family. [10]
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Source B: Propertius Elegies 3.4
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Caesar, our god, plots war against rich India, cutting the straits, in his fleet, across the pearlbearing ocean. Men, the rewards are great: far lands prepare triumphs: Tiber and Euphrates
will flow to your tune. Too late, but that province will come under Ausonian wands, Parthia’s
trophies will get to know Latin Jupiter. Go, get going, prows expert in battle: set sail: and
armoured horses do your accustomed duty! I sing you auspicious omens. And avenge that
disaster of Crassus! Go and take care of Roman history!
Father Mars, and fatal lights of sacred Vesta, I pray that the day will come before I die, when I
see Caesar’s axles burdened with booty, and his horses stopping often for vulgar cheers, and
then I’ll begin to look, pressing my dear girl’s breast, and scan the names of captured cities,
the shafts from fleeing horsemen, the bows of trousered soldiers, and the captive leaders
sitting beneath their weapons!
May Venus herself protect your children: let it be eternal, this head that survives from Aeneas’
line. Let the prize go to those who earn it by their efforts: it’s enough for me I can cheer them
on their Sacred Way.
3 Which military campaign is being plotted here? [1]
4 (a) Who is ‘Caesar’ (line 1)? [1]
(b) Why is he referred to as ‘our god’? [1]
5 Explain how Propertius suggests that this campaign will be good for the Roman people. [10]
6* Evaluate whether Augustus was more successful in portraying himself as a man of peace or as a
military leader.
You may use Sources A and B as a starting point in your answer. [20]
[Section A Total: 45]
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Section B
Answer one of the following questions.
Use classical sources, and secondary sources, scholars and/or academic works to support your
argument. You should also consider possible interpretations of sources by different audiences.
Either
7* What effect did Augustus wish to create on Roman society by accepting the title of Pater Patriae?
Assess his success in achieving this effect. [30]
Or
8* Evaluate which was more successful in getting Augustus’ message across to all social classes in
Rome and the empire: visual/material culture, or literature. Justify your response. [30]
[Section B Total: 30]
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