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Hope you guys are pretty confident of yourselves, 'cause this game sure isn't going to end in a draw!
Fifth build for this ABS round with the Silver Goblet of Destiny! And before anyone asks - yep, Indy obviously had something to do with this, XD Hahaha. Cowboy hat actually belongs to my brother (W. Navarre, you know), so thanks to him for letting me swipe it for this shot!
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(And yep, one more on the way!)
23 year old female polar bear, "Chinook", at San Diego Zoo - a special enrichment morning catching live fish. Conservation status: Vulnerable
Vowed on July 4, 13 BCE, and dedicated on January 30, 9 BCE, the Ara Pacis Augustae stood proudly in the Campus Martius in Rome (a level area between several of Rome’s hills and the Tiber River). It was adjacent to architectural complexes that cultivated and confidently displayed messages about the power, legitimacy, and suitability of their patron—the emperor Augustus. Now excavated, restored, and reassembled in a sleek modern pavilion designed by architect Richard Meier (2006), the Ara Pacis continues to inspire and challenge us as we think about ancient Rome.
Augustus himself discusses the Ara Pacis in his epigraphical memoir, Res Gestae Divi Augusti (“Deeds of the Divine Augustus”) that was promulgated upon his death in 14 C.E. Augustus states “When I returned to Rome from Spain and Gaul, having successfully accomplished deeds in those provinces … the senate voted to consecrate the altar of August Peace in the Campus Martius … on which it ordered the magistrates and priests and Vestal virgins to offer annual sacrifices” (Aug. RG 12).
The Ara Pacis is, at its simplest, an open-air altar for blood sacrifice associated with the Roman state religion. The ritual slaughtering and offering of animals in Roman religion was routine, and such rites usually took place outdoors. The placement of the Ara Pacis in the Campus Martius (Field of Mars) along the Via Lata (now the Via del Corso) situated it close to other key Augustan monuments, notably the Horologium Augusti (a giant sundial) and the Mausoleum of Augustus.
The significance of the topographical placement would have been quite evident to ancient Romans. This complex of Augustan monuments made a clear statement about Augustus’ physical transformation of Rome’s urban landscape. The dedication to a rather abstract notion of peace (pax) is significant in that Augustus advertises the fact that he has restored peace to the Roman state after a long period of internal and external turmoil.
The altar (ara) itself sits within a monumental stone screen that has been elaborated with bas relief (low relief) sculpture, with the panels combining to form a programmatic mytho-historical narrative about Augustus and his administration, as well as about Rome’s deep roots. The altar enclosure is roughly square while the altar itself sits atop a raised podium that is accessible via a narrow stairway.
The best preserved external relief panel of the east wall of the Ara Pacis depicts a seated female figure who has been variously interpreted as Tellus (the Earth), Italia (Italy), Pax (Peace), as well as Venus. The panel depicts a scene of human fertility and natural abundance. Two babies sit on the lap of the seated female, tugging at her drapery. Surrounding the central female is the natural abundance of the lands and flanking her are the personifications of the land and sea breezes. In all, whether the goddess is taken as Tellus or Pax, the theme stressed is the harmony and abundance of Italy, a theme central to Augustus’ message of a restored peaceful state for the Roman people—the Pax Romana.
-- Excerpts of an essay by Dr. Jeffrey A. Becker, SmartHistory.com
I am not 'Mistress Svenja', not 'Lady Svenja' and also not particularly dominant. I'm just a confident woman who knows what she wants and what she doesn't want.
Jordan and I had been talking about shooting for almost two years before we finally made it happen - and it was worth it! She is an amazing young lady - much taller and beautiful than her other photos showed. We had a great shoot on a lovely day in September 2022. I loved our chemistry and we're already discussing more shoots. Wow!
I do, at times, reflect on the first few times I ventured out and what a shrinking violet I was; keeping myself to myself and deliberately avoiding eye contact with anyone I didn't know. How things have changed though, now I could not be happier than when I am letting everybody know how happy and confident I am being a woman.
In the company of several French pilots, I waited for a few hours for the conditions to calm down, as it was quite punchy and variable. I was not complaining as I had not far off a 360 degree panorama to be mesmerised by. Along came this chap off the Cret du Loup chairlift, friendly as you like, within perhaps one or two minutes of arriving was airborne. Yes, he was on a miniwing and I'd like to think he'd assessed the conditions thoroughly from further down, but a few of us were looking at each other in amazement wondering if he knew something we didn't?