-open form,
-contrapposto stance,
-oratorical gesture.
Here we see the figure depicted in the ceremonial drapery,
Right arm raised, the eyes cast heavenward,
We are meant to assume he commands a crowed of plebians
(Most likely,
some rite or festival declared in his own honor)
Having proclaimed himself most exalted,
He would continue to garner his titles:
Divi filius,
Pontifex maximus,
Shared blood and godly make-up with Venus;
Rome will take its fall, of course,
But if he orders his immortalization
enough in bronze casts and marble,
perhaps no one will note his.
