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Mausoleum
of Caecilia Metella
(
mausoleo di caecilia metella
)
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Build
on a piece of rising ground at the third mile of
the Appia Antica, or Appian Way, this is
its most well known funerary monument and it has become
its symbol.
The
Roman noblewoman to whom the tomb was dedicated
was connected by birth and by marriage to two of the
most illustrious Roman families of the late republican
period: her father, Quintus Caecilius Metellus,
was consul in 69 BC and between 68 and 65 BC; her husband
was consul and Member of the First Triumvirate together
with Caesar and Pompey in 59 BC, followed
Caesar to Gaul between 57 and 51 BC and held
several important public offices.
The
monument to Caecilia, an excellent example of
architecture and building techniques, was built
to celebrate the glories of the two illustrious
families, in affirmation of their power and social status.
In
the Middle Ages the mausoleum was incorporated
as a tower into the castle of the Caetani
family and a small village grew up around it, The
outer walls of the halls of the palace are still
intact.
The different
levels of excavation have thrown light on the structure
of the palace and the ways in which it was built,
and the ceramics found and now displayed in the tower,
which date from the late 13th century to the 16th century,
have added to our knowledge of its chronology.
A new
structure has been set up in the courtyard at the entrance
to the monument in order to house the ticket office,
shop and wardens office and it includes a display of
some of the items found here since the early 20th century.
Information
and Addresses
Address
Via Appia Antica, 161
Visiting
Hours Every day from 9.00 am to one hour before
sunset Closed Monday
Price
€ 6,00; concessions € 3,00
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