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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 runs along the Tiber .
Aerial view of the square in 1937, during construction works. The Mausoleum of Augustus is surrounded by the three INPS buildings, the Museum of the Ara Pacis and two churches: San Rocco at the Augusteum (on the left) and San Girolamo dei Croati (on the right). The bigger church at the top right is Sant'Ambrogio e Carlo al Corso.
Mausoleum of Augustus restored (2019) In 28 BC Augustus controversially and erected a mausoleum on the Campus Martius , a previously public space on which building was normally illegal. This challenged his claim to be princeps , since his enemies found this action to be too ambitious for a regular citizen and thus above the law.
Near the end of his life, Augustus traveled to his villa in modern-day Nola. According to Tacitus and Suetonius, Augustus died on August 19, 14 AD, in the villa, [1] with Suetonius claiming he died in the same room in which his father had died. [2] Following Augustus's death at the villa, his body was carried on a procession from Nola. [3]
The House of Augustus, or the Domus Augusti (not to be confused with the Domus Augustana), is situated on the Palatine Hill in Rome, Italy. This house has been identified as the primary place of residence for the emperor Augustus ( r.
Construction workers have unearthed a white marble head in the historic center of Rome, the city’s mayor has revealed on social media.
Experts working in the Tomb of Cerberus in Giugliano, an area in Naples, unsealed a 2,000-year-old sarcophagus. Inside they found the remains of a shockingly well-preserved body lying face-up and ...
The ustrinum of the emperor Augustus, and other members of the house of Augustus, was sited in the Campus Martius, near the Mausoleum of Augustus. Strabo describes it as a travertine enclosure with a metal grating (presumably on top of the wall) and black poplars planted inside it. [4]