Mausoleum of Augustus
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The Mausoleum of Augustus is a large tomb built by the Roman emperor Augustus in 28 BC on the Campus Martius in Rome, Italy. The mausoleum is located on the Piazza Augusto Imperatore, near the corner
The restored Mausoleum of Augustus in 2019
Esquiline obelisk, originally on the western flank of the mausoleum. Found in 1527 and removed in 1587 to Santa Maria Maggiore by Pope Sixtus V.
Quirinale obelisk, originally on the eastern flank of the mausoleum. Found in 1527 and removed in 1786 to the Quirinal Hill by Pope Pius VI
The Mausoleum of Augustus in the 1st century, an 1851 reconstruction.
Augustus
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Augustus, also known as Octavian, was the founder of the Roman Empire and the first Roman emperor from 27 BC until his death in AD 14. The reign of Augustus initiated an imperial cult and an era of im
Mausoleum of Augustus
…The Mausoleum of Augustus (Latin: Mausoleum Augusti; Italian: Mausoleo di Augusto) is a large tomb built by the Roman emperor Augustus in 28 BC on the Campus Martius in Rome, Italy. The mausoleum is located on the Piazza Augusto Imperatore, near the corner with Via di Ripetta as it…
The Augustus of Prima Porta
An idealized Roman sculpted portrait of Octavius as a teenager, possibly produced posthumously or when he was much older, now located in the Vatican Museums
The Death of Caesar by Vincenzo Camuccini, 1805, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna, Rome
Bust of Octavian, c. 30 BC. Capitoline Museums, Rome