Mausoleum+of+Augusti

English: Mausoleum of Augustus Latin: Mausoleum of Augusti (28 B.C. to present Day).

This large tomb was one of the first projects started by Roman Emeror Augustus after his victory over Cleopatra in 31 BC. Mausoleum construction began soon after the Battle of Actium and was completed in 28 BC. This large tomb complex was 295 feet in diameter by 137 feet in height. Golden urns with ashes of Roman emperors, Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius were enshrined in the burial chamber deep inside the mausoleum. Emperor Nerva who did not even belong to that family was the last ruler whose remains were brought there.Time and people turned the landmark and its mausoleum into a place of ruins.