Augustus - Roman Mythology

Pax: Goddess of Peace

May 19, 2026November 8, 2025 by Theo Mercer

Plaster cast of a marble relief from the Ara Pacis Augustae depicting Pax, the Roman goddess of peace, seated with symbols of fertility and abundance.

Augustus built his entire political program around her. The monument he raised in her honor still stands in Rome. Pax was never just an ideal — she was a theological argument about who deserved to rule.

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