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The '''Mausoleum of Augustus''' (Italian: ''Mausoleo di Augusto'') is a landmark located in the northern section of the [[Centro District]] in [[Rome]].
|image      = Mausoleo_di_Augusto_v.png
|description = The tomb of Augustus.
|appearance  = ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''
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|location    = [[Centro district]], [[Rome]], [[Italy]]
|date        = Construction completed in 24 B.C.
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The '''Mausoleo di Augusto''' (English: '''Mausoleum of Augustus''' or the '''Augustus Mausoleum''') was a landmark in the northern section of the [[Centro District]] in [[Rome]].<ref name="brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>
Built by the [[Roman Empire|Roman Emperor]] [[Augustus]] in 31 BCE, the Mausoleum itself was a circular structure with large walls, which housed a skylight that a tree grew out of.


The Mausoleum itself was a circular structure with large walls and housed a smaller, round, roofed structure with a tree growing out of it. [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] visited the Mausoleum several times during his travels, meeting with [[Niccolò Machiavelli]] and [[Closing In|assisting]] a [[courtesan]] in distress there.<ref name="brotherhood"/>
==History==
During the reign of Augustus, notable individuals of importance who died between 24 and 98 BCE were buried in the mausoleum. During the [[Middle Ages]], the area became occupied by the {{Wiki|Colonna family}}, who fortified and converted into part of the [[Castel Sant'Angelo]].<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Database: Mausoleo di Augusto]]</ref>


==Database Entry==
After the humiliating defeat of the {{Wiki|Commune of Rome}} in 1167, the Colonna family was disgraced, banished from the city and their fortification was dismantled. Later, the family was allowed back into Rome, though they spent the duration of the [[Renaissance]] feuding with the rival [[House of Orsini|Orsini family]].<ref name="Database" />
''If you were anyone of importance in Rome and died between 24 B.C.E and 98 C.E you were buried in here. Occupied by the Colonna family in the Middle Ages, the Mausoleo was fortified and converted into part of the [[Castel Sant' Angelo]]. Yes, they lived with dead people.''


''After the humiliating defeat of the Commune of Rome in 1167, the Colonna family was disgraced, banished from the city and their fortification was dismantled. Later, the family was allowed back into Rome and spent the duration of the [[Renaissance]] feuding with the rival Orsini family. If this teaches us anything, it's that if you want to get rid of someone, hang them, because banishment is far too temporary.''<ref name="brotherhood"/>
In early 16th century, the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] visited the Mausoleum several times during his travels, meeting with [[Niccolò Machiavelli]] and assisting a courtesan in distress there.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood''</ref>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The Mausoleo is one of the [[Territories]] that can be bought in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''.<ref name="legacy">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''</ref>
*The Mausoleum was one of the [[territories]] that could be bought in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''.
*The Mausoleo is much larger in real life than seen in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''.{{Fact}}
 
==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''


==References==
==References==
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==Gallery==
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Mausoleo_tree_v.jpg|The tree at the Mausoleum.
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Latest revision as of 03:02, 27 August 2023

Mausoleum of Augustus

The Mausoleum of Augustus (Italian: Mausoleo di Augusto) is a landmark located in the northern section of the Centro District in Rome.

Built by the Roman Emperor Augustus in 31 BCE, the Mausoleum itself was a circular structure with large walls, which housed a skylight that a tree grew out of.

History[edit | edit source]

During the reign of Augustus, notable individuals of importance who died between 24 and 98 BCE were buried in the mausoleum. During the Middle Ages, the area became occupied by the Colonna family, who fortified and converted into part of the Castel Sant'Angelo.[1]

After the humiliating defeat of the Commune of Rome in 1167, the Colonna family was disgraced, banished from the city and their fortification was dismantled. Later, the family was allowed back into Rome, though they spent the duration of the Renaissance feuding with the rival Orsini family.[1]

In early 16th century, the Assassin Ezio Auditore da Firenze visited the Mausoleum several times during his travels, meeting with Niccolò Machiavelli and assisting a courtesan in distress there.[2]

Trivia[edit | edit source]

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]