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Mausoleum of Augustus, 28-23 BCE, begun after the Battle of Actium (31 BCE), 290 ft. in diameter, in Campus Martius, Rome, concrete construction, outer wall faced with travertine, bronze statue of Augustus at apex (exterior), earthen mound planted with trees (cypress- have connection to the gods and the underworld), central burial chamber, concrete rings, intended to bury himself and other family members here (people buried here were selected), form is similar to the Etruscan tumuli, using Italic forms with Greek/Hellenistic influence, Augustus is creating a dynastic family.
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