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Augustus built all the political propaganda in the world during his time in power, but still... no domes?

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History Summarized: Augustus' City of Marble

Imagine having an imperial capital and it's only made of bricks. How embarrassing. SOURCES & Further Reading: Books – "The Age of Augustus" by Werner Eck, "Augustus and the Creation of the Roman Empire" by Ronald Mellor, "Ara Pacis Augustae" by Mark Cartwright on World History Encyclopedia https://www.worldhistory.org/article/618/ara-pacis-augustae/, "Ara Pacis Augustae" by Dr. Jeffrey A. Becker on Smarthistory https://smarthistory.org/ara-pacis/. Great Courses Lectures – "Piazza Farnese to the Ara Pacis" from "The Essential Guide to Italy" by Dr. Kenneth R. Bartlett, "Roman Art and Architecture" from "The Roman Empire: From Augustus to the Fall of Rome" by Gregory Aldrete. University – I have a Bachelor's Degree in Classical Studies. Our content is intended for teenage audiences and up. PATREON: https://www.Patreon.com/OSP PODCAST: https://overlysarcasticpodcast.transistor.fm/subscribe DISCORD: https://discord.gg/osp MERCH LINKS: http://rdbl.co/osp OUR WEBSITE: https://www.OverlySarcasticProductions.com/ Find us on Twitter https://www.Twitter.com/OSPYouTube Find us on Reddit https://www.Reddit.com/r/OSP/ Want this video in another language? Check out our guide to contributing translated captions: https://www.overlysarcasticproductions.com/community-captions

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Ramien

Thank you for including that big yikes of how it tied into Mussolini's propaganda. It's informative to see how much propaganda gets adapted to new eras.