The largest surviving circular Roman mausoleum along the Via Appia, the so-called Casal Rotondo, dates to ca. 30 BCE. Its diameter is approximately 27 meters. It may have had a conical roof. A Medieval farmhouse was built atop the tombs foudations.
Surroundings:
Location:
- Italy, Ciampino
- geo:41.821049,12.555601
- Location ± 0-5 m.
Period or year:
- -3x / unknown
Class:
- Grave or burial field
- visible
Identifiers:
- vici:place=14984
- pleiades:place=422869
- wikidata:entity=Q3661405
Annotations
Relevant museums
Rome, Museo nazionale della civiltà romana
Rome, Museo nazionale della civiltà romana - Pigorini National Museum of Prehistory and Ethnography.
Wien, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek
Collection of ancient manuscripts, including papyri, ostraca, and the Peutinger Map
Paris, Louvre
Paris, Louvre
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