The temples of the cult itself (such
as the Ara Pacis in Rome) and various works of monumental and fine art, from bold triumphal arches and
statues to the
exquisite Gemma Augustea, visually articulated this «theology».
As part of a larger excavation at the site, the group of North Carolina State University and East Carolina University faculty and students discovered two marble statues of the mythological goddess Aphrodite — artifacts that dig co-director Tom Parker describes as «absolutely exquisite.&raqu
As part of a larger excavation at the site, the group of North Carolina State University and East Carolina University faculty and students discovered two marble
statues of the mythological goddess Aphrodite — artifacts that dig co-director Tom Parker describes
as «absolutely exquisite.&raqu
as «absolutely
exquisite.»