What you'll hear inside Augusteum:

• 1
  Entrance Porticoed Courtyard

  A rectangular entrance courtyard lined with columns and paved with black and white square tiles.

• 2
  Porticoed Pronaos

  A portico with six columns situated at the far end of the courtyard, running transversely across the space.

• 3
  Central Hall

  The main chamber where the augustal priests performed worship of the emperor.

• 4
  Stepped Exedra

  A semicircular niche at the far end of the central hall that once housed a statue dedicated to the cult of Emperor Augustus, serving as the building's principal symbolic feature.

• 5
  Side Nymphaeum

  Two sanctuaries dedicated to the nymphs, located on either side of the central hall at the end of the porticoed galleries flanking the courtyard.

• 6
  Porticoed Side Galleries

  Narrow passageways flanking the exedra-tribune that allowed access to the statue without passing before it during rituals.

• 7
  Portico with Double Nave

  Remains of a portico with lateral exedrae connected to imperial worship, which may have housed an altar for venerating Emperor Augustus.

• 8
  Foro Exhibition Space

  The opening section of the tour showcasing archaeological finds from the Roman forum and explaining its role as the city's vital nerve centre.