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Augustus boasted that he 'found Rome a city of brick and left it a city of marble.'
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The first emperor poured resources into temples, forums, and public works, refacing the capital in gleaming stone. Suetonius records the famous line as a summary of his building program.
Source: Suetonius, 'Lives of the Caesars,' Augustus 28.
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