Finally, the modern city of Alexandria was largely built over the original ... "The one in Rome, Augustus' mausoleum, is completely visible. Why isn't the mausoleum of Alexander visible?

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Although it wasn’t one of the original ... is perhaps Rome’s most impressive (it’s actually oval) and has at its centre an Egyptian obelisk taken from Heliopolis by Augustus for the Circus ...

Before Augustus, the month of August was called Sextillis, because it had been the sixth month of the original Roman calendar ... knowing that to do so would ruin his plans of still making Rome look ...

To learn the history of a new destination, travelers should look no further than its most ... the white-marble mausoleum is a prime example of Indo-Islamic architecture. Inspired by Hollywood ...

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Rome authorities this month opened a new archaeological park and museum in the shadow of the Colosseum that features an original marble map of Ancient Rome that visitors can literally walk over.

The 2,000-year-old basilica was “once the beating heart of Roman London,” the Museum of London Archaeology said. By Claire Moses Reporting from London Archaeologists have unearthed the ...

ST. LOUIS COUNTY — Six bronze mausoleum doors have been stolen from ... but were released as an example of what the stolen doors look like. The doors are believed to be between 200 and 500 ...