adlocutio
Sign in to savethumb|right|The Augustus of Prima Porta is an example of an adlocutio pose.
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9 sectionsContents
- The Augustus of Prima Porta
- Roman coinage
- AE of Caligula with ''adlocutio cohortium''
- AE of Nero with ''adlocutio''
- Panel relief of Marcus Aurelius
- Salute from the army
- Use of the ''adlocutio'' pose
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thumb|right|The Augustus of Prima Porta is an example of an adlocutio pose.
In ancient Rome the Latin word adlocutio means an address given by a general, usually the emperor, to his massed army and legions. The research of adlocutio focuses on the art of statuary and coinage aspects. It is often portrayed in sculpture, either simply as a single, life-size contrapposto figure of the general with his arm outstretched, or a relief scene of the general on a podium addressing the army. Such relief scenes also frequently appear on imperial coinage.
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