For modern buildings of this title, see Augusteum (Leipzig)

Augusteum (Leipzig)

The Augusteum was a building on the Augustusplatz in Leipzig, to the left of the Paulinerkirche. It was the original site of the University of Leipzig.-History:...

 and Augusteum (Wittenberg).

An Augusteum (plural Augustea) was originally a site of the imperial cult

Imperial cult (ancient Rome)

The Imperial cult of ancient Rome identified emperors and some members of their families with the divinely sanctioned authority of the Roman State...

 of ancient Rome

Ancient Rome

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, named after the imperial title of Augustus

Augustus (honorific)

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. It was known as a Sebasteion in the Greek East

Greek East

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 of the Roman Empire

Roman Empire

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. Examples have been excavated in Sebaste / Samaria

Samaria

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, Constantinople

Constantinople

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, Aphrodisias

Aphrodisias

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, Antioch

Antioch, Pisidia

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 and Cartagena

Cartagena, Spain

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.

Since the 18th century the term has also been used for certain academic buildings, such as the Augustea in Leipzig

Augusteum (Leipzig)

The Augusteum was a building on the Augustusplatz in Leipzig, to the left of the Paulinerkirche. It was the original site of the University of Leipzig.-History:...

, Wittenberg, and Oldenburg.