Pax Romana Art

Mars, God of War

Campus Martius · Rome

1.847 kr2.642 kr Save 795 kr
Opening offer · Ends Nov 22
Choose formatFramed print
Choose frameBlack
Choose size Size guide 24x32″

Free US shipping. Made to order: at your door in 3–7 business days.

or
  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • American Express
  • PayPal
  • Apple Pay
  • Google Pay
  • Printed in the USA. Made to order and shipped in the USA.
  • Free US shipping. Tracking included on every order.
  • Shatterproof plexiglass. Framed prints sit in a pine frame, FSC-certified, and arrive ready to hang.
  • Magnetic wooden hanger. Posters come with a pine hanger; the magnets hold the print.
  • Arrives perfect — guaranteed. Damaged or defective? Free reprint or refund.
Details & specs

Framed print

  • 12-color fine art printing with fade-resistant pigment inks
  • Smooth matte fine art paper, 200 gsm
  • Pine wood frame, FSC-certified paper and wood
  • Shatterproof plexiglass
  • Arrives framed and ready to hang, hanging kit included

Hanging print

  • 12-color fine art printing with fade-resistant pigment inks
  • Smooth matte fine art paper, 200 gsm
  • Pine wood frame, FSC-certified paper and wood
  • Shatterproof plexiglass
  • Arrives framed and ready to hang, hanging kit included
  • Sizes: 12x16″ · 18x24″ · 24x32″ · 30x40″
  • Orientation: Vertical
  • Medium: Fine art paper
  • Style: Myth
  • Era: Myth
Shipping & returns

Made to order and printed and framed in the USA. Produced in 1–2 business days, delivered 2–5 business days after that — 3–7 business days door to door. Free US shipping, tracked.

Damaged, defective or the wrong item? Email a photo within 7 days of delivery and we send a free replacement or a full refund. Because every piece is made to order, change-of-mind returns are not accepted.

Shipping policy · Return & refund policy

Size guide
Mars, God of WarFramed print · Black · 24x32″ 1.847 kr 2.642 krSave 795 kr
Printed & framed in the USA Framed & shipped domestically
Free US shipping Tracked to your door
Quality guarantee Damaged? Free reprint or refund
Made to order Printed for you in 1–2 business days
Mars, God of War: an illustration of Mars in a gilded crested helmet and red cloak, sword lowered, above distant ranks of Roman legionaries
Mars, God of WarMyth
Campus Martius · Rome

Guardian of Rome's Legions

Mars was the most honored god of the Roman state after Jupiter, and his cult was among the oldest in the city. He had his own high priest, the flamen Martialis, and a college of priests, the Salii, who danced through Rome each March carrying sacred shields. By tradition, one of those shields fell from the sky in the reign of King Numa, and eleven copies were made so that no thief could tell which was the true one.

The Greeks identified him with Ares, but the two gods were not alike. Ares was a troubling figure in Greek myth and had few temples. Roman Mars was a guardian and a father. Cato the Elder records a farmer's prayer to Father Mars to keep disease and storm from the fields, the flocks and the household, a reminder that he watched over the land as well as the army. The army mustered on the Campus Martius, the Field of Mars, and in 2 BC Augustus dedicated a great temple to Mars Ultor, Mars the Avenger, in his new forum.

The piece

The picture is built on one strong diagonal. The god's vermilion cloak, patterned with meanders, waves and laurel sprays like a mosaic border, pours down the left side into banks of cobalt and white cloud. Against the bare cream ground on the right, his gilded armor and lion-headed arm guard catch the eye first. Then the gaze runs down the blade to the small, orderly lines of legionaries on the horizon.

Materia · The materials

Fine art paper, framed or hung.

01

Pine frame

Black, dark wood or natural wood, FSC-certified. Framed prints arrive framed and ready to hang, hanging kit included.

02

Fine art paper

Framed prints: 200 gsm smooth matte paper, printed in 12 colors with fade-resistant pigment inks.

03

Shatterproof plexiglass

Protects the print in transit and on the wall.

04

Magnetic wooden hanger

Posters: 250 gsm museum-quality matte paper between pine hangers in black or dark wood. The magnets hold the print, so you can swap it any time.

Size guide

Find the right size

This piece, to scale, above an 84-inch sofa. Pick a size, or a format and frame above, and the wall follows.

Mars, God of War: an illustration of Mars in a gilded crested helmet and red cloak, sword lowered, above distant ranks of Roman legionaries
Sofa · 84″ / 213 cm

Which size?

Sizes are the artwork's. Frames and hangers add a little around the edge.

Above a sofa or bed, art looks best at about two-thirds of the furniture's width, hung 8 to 10 inches above it.