Ara PacisUnknown Roman artist

This relief (13–9 BC) from the Ara Pacis features Saturnia Tellus, the Roman earth goddess of fertility and abundance. Depicted as a serene matron with infants, fruits, and animals, she embodies the prosperity Augustus aimed for through Pax Romana. As one of four key panels, it encapsulates the emperor’s vision of a thriving, peaceful empire nurtured by nature’s bounty and divine harmony, highlighting the link between imperial power and agrarian wealth.