It was built to celebrate the return of the Roman standards by the pathians in 53 B.C.E. It was set up an year after Augustus's death. It was originally made in bronze in 20 B.C.E. It is 6'8" tall.
The statue, Augustus of primaporta, shows a lot of things. The breastplate, whose throng of figures and symbols lend themselves to a rich spectrum of interpretations of Augustan art and propaganda.
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