The Mausoleum of Augustus is a large circular tomb in the Campus Martius in Rome, built by Augustus for himself and his family, when he was still the leading figure in the Roman state. It was a huge earth mound faced with travertine marble and topped with a statue of the emperor, and it was surrounded by trees. Inside were buried Augustus, his sister Octavia, his nephew Marcellus, and later emperors including Tiberius and Claudius. Bronze pillars at its entrance carried the text of his Res Gestae, the account of his achievements. In the Middle Ages it was turned into a fortress, and later it became a garden, a theatre and a concert hall. After a long restoration, it was reopened to the public in 2021.
Before and after
- from 37 BCE to 668 CEGoguryeo
- 2 September 31 BCEOctavian defeats Antony and Cleopatra at Actium
- 12 August 30 BCEDeath of Cleopatra
- 18 August 29 BCEOrigins of Temple of Caesar
- 28 BCEOrigins of Mausoleum of Augustus
- from 27 BCE to 284 CEPrincipate
- from January 27 BCE to January 395 CERoman Empire
- 27 BCEOrigins of Pula Arena
- from 27 BCE to 180 CEPax Romana
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- from 285 CE to 1453Byzantine Empire
- 25 March 421 CEFounding of Venice
The era
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