Tomb of Cecilia Metella

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The Tomb of Cecilia Metella is a well-preserved monumental Roman mausoleum on the Via Appia in Rome, renowned for its massive cylindrical tower and iconic position along the ancient road.

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Tomb of Cecilia Metella canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Roman mausoleum
monument
architecturalStyle Roman funerary architecture
architecturalType mausoleum
category 1st-century BC architecture in Italy
Appian Way sites
Roman mausoleums in Rome
constructionEnd late 1st century BC
constructionStart late 1st century BC
controlledBy Caetani family (Middle Ages) NERFINISHED
country Italy
dedicatedTo Cecilia Metella Cretica NERFINISHED
depicts garlands
reliefs of ox skulls (bucrania)
diameter approximately 29.5 meters
era Roman Republic NERFINISHED
function funerary monument
hasInscription Latin dedicatory inscription to Cecilia Metella
hasPart cylindrical drum
funerary chamber
relief frieze with bucrania and garlands
square base
upper attic zone
height approximately 21 meters
heritageDesignation Italian national monument
UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of the Historic Centre of Rome and properties of the Holy See) NERFINISHED
integratedInto Castrum Caetani NERFINISHED
laterUse castle element
fortified tower
locatedIn Appian Way Regional Park NERFINISHED
Italy
Rome
locatedOn Via Appia NERFINISHED
managedBy Parco Archeologico dell’Appia Antica NERFINISHED
materialUsed concrete core
travertine
tufa
municipality Rome NERFINISHED
namedAfter Cecilia Metella NERFINISHED
near Church of San Nicola a Capo di Bove NERFINISHED
Villa dei Quintili NERFINISHED
notableFor massive cylindrical tower
prominent position along the Appian Way
state of preservation
partOf Appian Way NERFINISHED
shape cylindrical tower
visitorAccess open to the public

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Circus of Maxentius on the Via Appia near Tomb of Cecilia Metella
subject surface form: Circus of Maxentius