King Herod
Dan Snow's History Hit
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The Mausoleum of Augustus in Rome, Is a Symbol of the Roman Empire
In the first century b c e, augustus visited the sima at alexandria. And like pretty much every one from alexander on,. augustus would have sought to portray himself as one of the successors of the tradition of alexander the great. So when we look at the mausoleum of augustus in rome, its incorporating elements that were common in the hellenistic world and also from sort of the native area italy, you know, around Rome.
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