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Forum of Augustus
Remains of the Forum of Augustus with the Temple of Mars Ultor.[1]
Forum of Augustus is located in Rome
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The Forum of Augustus (Latin: Forum Augustum; Italian: Foro di Augusto) is one of the Imperial fora of Rome, Italy, built by Augustus (r. 27 BC – AD 14). It includes the Temple of Mars Ultor. The incomplete forum and its temple were inaugurated in 2 BC, 40 years after they were first vowed.

  1. ^ Diana E. E. Kleiner. Augustus Assembles His Marble City (Multimedia presentation). Yale University. Archived from the original on 2022-05-24. Retrieved 2014-02-16.

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