Inside the Mausoleum of Augustus

The Mausoleum of Augustus, resting place of the first Roman emperors, was closed for decades. But a few months ago, after a massive restoration project, the Mausoleum was reopened to the public, allowing visitors to explore the ancient passageways and burial chamber within.

I would like to thank Gina Carpinito and Riccardo Di Cecco for making my visit to the Mausoleum possible.

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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:23 Design of the Mausoleum
1:02 Layout of the interior
1:43 Imperial funerals
2:23 The burial chamber
3:51 Emperors and burials
4:38 Relics from the imperial tombs
5:24 Post-antique history
6:40 Conclusion

For the intro theme, I'd like to thank Julien Monette, whose compositions can be found here:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWI-WtFWAmvZG90I10WgiwA

The closing theme was kindly provided by Jacob La Bar of Above the Bar Productions.

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