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title: Doorway, Mausoleum of Augustus
author: Graham Dale
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2310/doorway-mausoleum-of-augustus/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Doorway, Mausoleum of Augustus

_Authored by Graham Dale_

## Image File

[![Doorway, Mausoleum of Augustus](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2310.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2310.jpg)

## Image Caption

The Mausoleum of [Roman emperor](https://www.worldhistory.org/Roman_Emperor/) [Augustus](https://www.worldhistory.org/augustus/) in [Rome](https://www.worldhistory.org/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](https://www.worldhistory.org/tomb/) in the [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) world.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Dale, G. (2014, February 14). Doorway, Mausoleum of Augustus. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2310/doorway-mausoleum-of-augustus/>
### Chicago
Dale, Graham. "Doorway, Mausoleum of Augustus." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 14, 2014. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2310/doorway-mausoleum-of-augustus/>.
### MLA
Dale, Graham. "Doorway, Mausoleum of Augustus." *World History Encyclopedia*, 14 Feb 2014, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2310/doorway-mausoleum-of-augustus/>.

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