Mausoleum of Augustus in Rome, Italy. (Ethan Doyle White, creative commons, via Courthouse News) Mausoleum of Augustus in Rome, Italy. (Russell Yarwood photo/Flickr via Courthouse News) ROME (AFP) — A ...

After years of decay Rome is now to restore and open to the public the final resting place of Roman Emperor Augustus. It will open to the public in 2019. The scaffolding will be up at the Augustus ...

A mausoleum built two millennia ago for the first Roman emperor, Augustus, has finally reopened to the public after 14 years and a $12.25 million restoration project. The funerary monument took five ...

Standing on a wall in central Rome and peering through the railings, Mario Adobati was not happy. The businessman and his family had come all the way from Bergamo, in northern Italy, to the capital on ...

The Mausoleum of Augustus is a funerary monument of the emperor Octavian Augustus. Construction began by his will in 29 BC, when he had not yet become emperor. Building started upon his return from ...

After decades of disrepair, the massive circular Mausoleum of Augustus—built by ancient Rome’s first emperor in 28BC—has finally reopened to the public. A major €11m restoration project, involving ...

According to Greek historian Strabo of Amasia, the Mausoleum of Augustus, built by the Emperor to house his ashes and the ashes of his family, was one of the most remarkable buildings in Imperial Rome ...

He was Rome's first emperor, the founder of a world-dominating imperial dynasty, and a builder of roads and stunning temples who brought peace to a far-flung empire; a man so powerful the Roman senate ...

Although it has sat unnoticed, unloved and rather overgrown for several decades, the famed Mausoleum of Augustus in Rome is getting a much needed facelift. Professional Rome guide Agnes Crawford ...

The mausoleum had been closed since 2007 but the restoration works are not yet complete, as evidenced by the crane overhanging the site and the swarms of contractors bustling around like ants AFP / ...

A newly renovated colossal mausoleum for the founder of the Roman empire Augustus has reopened to the public in the Italian capital after centuries of neglect. "Until now we have always known it as a ...