The Altar of Peace in Rome

The Ara Pacis is stuffed with symbolism if you know where to look

Greetings Gold and Silver Level Templar Knights! The Arch of Peace - built by the Romans - had more to do with subjugation than peace. As the Roman historian Tacitus put it when describing his own civilisation: “They make a desert and call it peace”. Let’s take a look at this arch.

It was built by order of the senate to celebrate the return of the first …