Standing on a wall in central Rome and peering through the railings, Mario Adobati was not happy. The businessman and his family had come all the way from Bergamo, in northern Italy, to the capital on ...

The mausoleum had been closed since 2007 but the restoration works are not yet complete, as evidenced by the crane overhanging the site and the swarms of contractors bustling around like ants AFP / ...

For decades, the Mausoleum of Augustus was closed to the public, hiding the burial place of Rome’s first emperors behind locked gates and restoration work. Now reopened, its ancient corridors and ...

According to Greek historian Strabo of Amasia, the Mausoleum of Augustus, built by the Emperor to house his ashes and the ashes of his family, was one of the most remarkable buildings in Imperial Rome ...

The Mausoleum of Augustus is a funerary monument of the emperor Octavian Augustus. Construction began by his will in 29 BC, when he had not yet become emperor. Building started upon his return from ...

After decades of disrepair, the massive circular Mausoleum of Augustus—built by ancient Rome’s first emperor in 28BC—has finally reopened to the public. A major €11m restoration project, involving ...

He was Rome's first emperor, the founder of a world-dominating imperial dynasty, and a builder of roads and stunning temples who brought peace to a far-flung empire; a man so powerful the Roman senate ...

Although it has sat unnoticed, unloved and rather overgrown for several decades, the famed Mausoleum of Augustus in Rome is getting a much needed facelift. Professional Rome guide Agnes Crawford ...

After years of decay Rome is now to restore and open to the public the final resting place of Roman Emperor Augustus. It will open to the public in 2019. The scaffolding will be up at the Augustus ...

Over the centuries the monument was used as a fortress, a bull-fighting arena and a concert hall Nick Squires is The Telegraph’s Rome correspondent, covering Italy, the Vatican, Greece and the Balkans ...

A newly renovated colossal mausoleum for the founder of the Roman empire Augustus has reopened to the public in the Italian capital after centuries of neglect. "Until now we have always known it as a ...