The Mausoleum of Augustus

Paper Summary:

The paper describes the funeral and the Mausoleum of Augustus that is Emperor Augustus' final resting place. The paper shows how the iconology surrounding his grave is full of images of his success, his relationship to Rome, his strength, his role as a leader of Rome's army and his ascension to the heavens.

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The Funeral
The Final Resting Place - the Mausoleum

From the Paper:

"Augustus (63 BC- AD 14) was one of the most beloved and successful emperors of the ancient Roman Empire. A visit to Rome will find numerous statues of the Emperor Augustus, all of which depict him as a young, handsome, virile Roman soldier and statesman. Even though Augustus lived to be quite old, he is, for the most part, in the imagery that survived him, young in appearance. The message conveyed was one of a youthful leader, a strong leader, who possessed all the attributes associated with that most precious and desired time in the life of a person; their youth."

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