Emperor Augustus Historic Sites

Augustus sites : Site Index

• Arch of Augustus - Rimini
  The Arch of Augustus in Rimini was built to honour the first emperor of the Rome, Augustus.
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• Baia
  Baia was once the summer retreat of Rome’s elite and is now an archaeological park. It was Augustus who furnished Baia with its grand thermal baths.
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• Forum of Augustus
  The Forum of Augustus was built by the Roman emperor to celebrate avenging Caesar’s assassins.
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• La Maison Carrée
  The Maison Carrée in Nîmes is a staggeringly well preserved Roman temple. Built by close friend of Augustus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, it was dedicated to the Augustus’ grandchildren.
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• Mausoleum of Augustus
  The Mausoleum of Augustus in Rome was the tomb of Rome’s first emperor.
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• Merida Amphitheatre
  Merida Amphitheatre was part of Augusta Emerita, an important colony established by Rome's first Emperor.
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• Merida Roman Circus
  Part of Augusta Emerita, the Merida Roman Circus was an Ancient Roman chariot racing arena which remains well preserved.
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• Merida Roman Theatre
  The Merida Roman Theatre is a well-preserved first century BC structure and a UNESCO site.
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• Nimes Arena
  Built during the reign of the Emperor Augustus, Nimes Arena is amongst the best preserved Roman amphitheatres in the world.
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• Perperikon
  Perperikon was an important Thracian sanctuary turned Roman town then medieval fortress.
  

• Roman Agora of Athens
  Funded by Julius Caesar and then by Augustus, the Roman Agora of Athens contains some of the city’s Ancient Roman ruins.
  

• Temple of Taffeh
  Temple of Taffeh, built by Roman Emperor Augustus in Egypt.
  

• The Ara Pacis Museum
  The Ara Pacis Museum displays the Emperor Augustus’s Altar of Peace, an important symbol of his military successes which resulted in peace in the Mediterranean.
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• The House of Augustus
  Among the most interesting historical sites relating to Augustus’ life, the House of Augustus on the Palatine Hill was the home of Rome’s first emperor.
  

• The Magne Tower
  The Magne Tower in Nimes is a well preserved Roman tower built under the Emperor Augustus.
  

• Theatre of Marcellus
  The partially-preserved remains of one of the most important theatres in ancient Rome, built by Julius Caesar and Augustus.
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• Tiberius Bridge - Rimini
  Tiberius Bridge is a first century Roman Bridge in Rimini begun by the Emperor Augustus and completed by Emperor Tiberius.
  

• Tropaeum Alpium
  The Tropaeum Alpium, also known as Trophee des Alpes or the Trophy of Augustus, is a Roman monument dedicated to the Emperor Augustus.