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Statue of Augustus
A statue of Augustus depicted as magistrate. (Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen)

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Doorway, Mausoleum of Augustus
The Mausoleum of Roman emperor Augustus in Rome. Completed in 28 BCE and, reaching a height of almost 45 metres and a diameter of 90 metres, it would hold the record as the largest tomb in the Roman world.

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Stanislaus II Augustus of Poland in Coronation Robes
Portrait of Stanislaus Augustus Poniatowski, the last King of Poland, in his coronation robes, oil on canvas by Marcello Bacciarelli, 1764.
Royal Castle of Warsaw.

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Augustus Park, Segusio
Augustus Park, Susa (Segusio), Province of Turin, Region of Piedmont, Italy.

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Rome, Italy: Roman Forum
More info about travel to Rome: http://www.ricksteves.com/europe/italy/rome The Roman Forum was the political, religious, and commercial heart of the city. Rome's most important monuments, temples and halls of justice were built here. As...

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Archaic Burials in the Roman Forum - Ancient Rome Live
In the Roman Forum, next to the Temple of Faustina and Antoninus Pius (r. 138-161 CE) and Faustina, along the Via Sacra, 19th Century CE excavators discovered a burial ground dating back to primordial Rome: 9th- 6th Centuries BCE. An incredible...

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Forum Piazza - Ancient Rome Live
The central forum piazza, about the size of a football field was a place of meeting and socialization, assembly, voting, riots and entertainment (gladiator fights). This site was inundated with statuary of every type, hemmed in with honorary...

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Augustus of Prima Porta
Augustus of Prima Porta, statue of the emperor Augustus in Museo Chiaramonti, Vatican, Rome.

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Augustus (Composite Artistic Facial Reconstruction)
A photorealistic representation of what the Roman emperor Augustus (r. 27 BCE-14 CE) may have looked like as a young man. Based on contemporary and near contemporary descriptions, as well as archaeological evidence such as the Augustus of...

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Augustus as Pontifex Maximus (Detail)
Marble statue of Emperor Augustus (27 BC-34 CE) dressed in his role as the high priest Pontifex Maximus, Corinth Archeological Museum.