Tomb of Caecilia Metella
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Mausoleo di Cecilia Metella | |
41°51′7.8″N 12°31′15.3″E | |
Location | Via Appia, Rome |
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Type | Roman Mausoleum |
Material | Concrete, Travertine |
Completion date | 1st Century BC |
The Tomb of Caecilia Metella (Italian: Mausoleo di Cecilia Metella) is a mausoleum located just outside Rome at the three mile marker of the Via Appia. It was built during the 1st century BC to honor Caecilia Metella, who was the daughter of Quintus Caecilius Metellus Creticus, a consul in 69 BC, and the wife of Marcus Licinius Crassus who served under Julius Caesar and was the son of the famous triumvir with the same name, Marcus Licinius Crassus.[1] The mausoleum was probably built in 30–10 BC by her son who also had the same name, Marcus Licinius Crassus.[2][3][4]
The Tomb of Caecilia is one of the most well known and well preserved monuments along the Via Appia and a popular tourist site. In 2013, the museum circuit of the Baths of Caracalla, Villa of the Quintilii, and the Tomb of Caecilia Metella was the twenty-second most visited site in Italy, with 245,613 visitors and a total gross income of €883,344.[5]