On The Symbolic Meaning Of The Egyptian Obelisk In The Roman Empire

Augustan age is the gold age of the Roman empire, and it is also an important period of transition in Roman history, which led to the new way of visual art. In the age of Augustus, Augustus feats is reflected in numerous monuments, obelisk is just one of the important visual expression, from Egypt to Rome, this visual art is not only a kind of art expression and display, but also an important expression of Augustan political ideology. This article will from the following several aspects to this problem. The first chapter discusses the historical origin of obelisk, not only traces the origin of it in Egypt, but also discusses the history when it went to the Roman empire,and the otherplace of the world.The second chapter specifically discusses the deep implication of the obelisk in the Augustan age.Not only from the political and cultural background in the Augustan age,but also the relationship between Rome and Egypt,and discuss the deep meaning of imperial power by the transportant. The third chapter specifically discusses the obelisk in Rome, not only discusses the obelisk of spatial location but aolso about its influence on the city planning,and specifically it elaborated the Augustus’ s political philosophy and the power of image in the age of Augustus, and finally compares the obelisk’s original meaning in Egypt and the meaning after the obelisk transfered to Rome. All in all, this paper closely around the obelisk in the Augustan age and the symbolism of the obelisk.