Who's buried inside the Mausoleum of Augustus?

Discover the Mausoleum of Augustus, one of Rome’s grandest monuments, now under restoration. We'll explore its history, architecture, notable burials, and evolving roles from ancient times to the 20th century.

0:00 Introduction and construction
2:00 Appearance and location in the Campus Martius
4:40 Death of Augustus and burial inside
6:38 Who's buried inside: Marcellus to Julia Domna
10:29 Who's excluded: Nero and the Julias
13:26 Afterlife of the monument and ongoing conservation work

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[johnconnery]

Great job. Visited Rome six times, always wondered why this site was ignored. Took my 4 grandchildren to Rome in Feb 2023. Was delighted to see the restoration work.

[amiann]

I visited Rome in 1982 and viewed the Mausoleum from the outside. At that time it was neglected and weed strewn. I could not find much information about the history. Thank you for your in depth knowledge!

[barorepor]

I visited Rome numerous times and read a lot about its imperial history. With you I learn always more.

[CigarAttache]

It must have been an incredible sight in antiquity with the fields, groves and the sun dial.

[johnderekmurphy]

Fantastic video, and outstanding presentation! Greatly appreciate everyone who's involved in these videos!

[nascarbryant]

Fantasticvideo! I enjoyed Rome so much and visited 3 times! I saw the ara pacis….next time i want to see the Mausoleum!

[MikeS]

No other channels have such in-depth content! Thank you for this update 🙂

[Kat-yy]

Very anxious to tour the Mausoleum myself. Enjoyed hearing about all the people interred here but wonder where they were moved to and by whom. Wonder, too, if there's any discussion about moving them back at some point. It's hard to imagine the Campus Martius area being so devoid of structures so it was enlightening to see the model laying out the Mausoleum in relationship to the Pantheon. I'd heard once that the Pantheon was built on a hill and subsequent deposits from flooding by the Tiber raised the level of the ground around it over time. If that's true, I wonder if it was same for the Mausoleum. Great lesson...thanks!🙂

[mariadelcarmenvaldezlozano]

ITS 4 am here in México yet here i am thanks for your content

[superdivemaster]

Excellent Comprehensive Video Amico !!! I give you an A+ !!!

[zman]

Well Done! The importance of this structure to Caesar Augustus and his family can not be overstated. The symbology of the Pantheon within eyeshot of the mausoleum speaks volumes of how Augustus wanted to be remembered. I wonder, was it Agrippa's gift to Augustus to construct both?

[gula_rata]

Seriously, they should rebuild it exactly 100% what it looked like 2000 years ago when it was brand new. Nothing less.

[cratecruncher]

The point at 12:30 where the camera shoots the dome of the Pantheon over the roof tops of Rome made it for me. I never knew the two buildings were aligned, much less on purpose!

[TWOCOWS]

Thank you for this informative video. Really helpful. Now, In light of all the new findings that you explain, I hope they change that dated and inaccurate mockup. As you said in another vid of yours on this structure, the contemporaryTropaeum Alpium, near Nice, France, --or even the ancient Mausoleum of Halicarnassus itself-- should be leads ua as to how this structure must have looked like (instead of a "wedding cake" with a bunch of trees on it, as seen in this mockup). It looks so pedestrian like this, rather than monumental, as Tropaeum is. A large hill with trees with a monument on it, not under it!

[fredpierce]

A comprehensive and technically excellent production.

[AutomatedPersonellUnit_]

All the Julio Claudian Emperors and many family members were once entombed in the Masoleum of Augustus at one point in time.

[marial]

It is kind of touching that an entire family rested there for eternity. Too bad the “Barbarians” dispersed the ashes and it was allowed to get into such ruin. It would be awesome to have it totally restored, but one shudders to think of the cost. As usual, Darius brings the best content.👍

[Anna-kyix]

Darius, are there ever any remains of these emperors or their family members found in these crypts or mausoleums? Or just the headstones and placards? I wonder because dna testing of remains would be interesting to see lineage between them all. Is that at all a route being explored?

[jan-toreegge]

Thanks for the tour. Looking forward to the opening.

[Retroscoop]

If the Romans made two such monumental buildings, I don't believe for a moment just a small sandy road connected the two. This must have been something far more monumental. A large boulevard or avenue, almost certainly larger than whatever road at that time in Rome. This simply HAD to be a gradiose statement, maybe a kind of Champs Elysées, who knows, with annual processions and all that. That reconstruction might turn out to be something similar than the bones of that dinosoar that turned out to crawl around in quite another way as the first paleontologists thought they did. Speculation. I'm also speculating of course, but I'm sure it is an hypothesis worth while exploring....