This is one of the most important monumens of the Roman Empire. Why? Beacuse the very first emperor built it. Indeed, Gaio Giulio Cesare Augusto did it. He began construction in 28 B.C. Being a mausoleum, Gaio Augusto was buried here in 14 A.C. And so was the emperor’s family.

The last burial at the Mausoleum of Augustus dates back to 139 D.C. After that, emperor Adriano built a new eternal place of rest: the gorgeous Castel Sant’Angelo. At its origins, the mausoleum had one great, circular construction. All made of white marble. A dome stood above it, with a stunning and tiny woods of evergreens.