Tomb of Caecilia Metella
The Tomb of Caecilia 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…| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Roman tomb on the Via Appia belonging to Caecilia Metella
- Also known as: “Mausoleum of Caecilia Metella”, “Mausoleum of Cecilia Metella”, and “Tomb of Cecilia Metella”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include San Nicola a Capo di Bove and San Sebastiano fuori le mura.
San Sebastiano fuori le mura
Church
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San Sebastiano fuori le mura, or San Sebastiano ad Catacumbas, is a minor basilica in Rome, Central Italy. Up to the Great Jubilee of 2000, San Sebastiano was one of the Seven Pilgrim Churches of Rome, and many pilgrims still favour the traditional list. San Sebastiano fuori le mura is situated 580 metres northwest of Tomb of Caecilia Metella.
Mausoleum of Maxentius
Museum
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The Mausoleum of Maxentius was part of a large complex on the Appian Way in Rome that included a palace and a chariot racing circus, constructed by the Emperor Maxentius. Mausoleum of Maxentius is situated 390 metres northwest of Tomb of Caecilia Metella.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Rome and Quarto Miglio.
South Rome
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The South of Rome includes the historic Appian Way and nearby catacombs, as well as important tourist attractions in EUR, and San Paolo.
Quarto Miglio
Neighborhood
Quarto Miglio is an urban zone of Municipio VII of Rome, Italy. It was located in the south-eastern area of the city. As of 2010 it had a population of 11,052 people.
Garbatella
Quarter
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Garbatella is an urban zone of Rome. It belongs to the Municipio VIII of Rome comune, Italy, in the Ostiense quarter of Rome. Its population counts nearly 45,000. Garbatella is situated 3 km northwest of Tomb of Caecilia Metella.
Tomb of Caecilia Metella
- Categories: tomb, archaeological artifact museum, Italian national museum, historical civil building museum, museum for an artifact of industrial archaeology, historical park museum, archaeological park, Museum of the Italian Ministry of Culture, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Municipio Roma VII, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Tomb of Caecilia Metella” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Չեչիլլիա Մետելայի դամբարան”
- Basque: “Cecilia Metellaren Mausoleoa”
- Belarusian: “Грабніца Цэцыліі Метэлы”
- Bulgarian: “Гробница на Цецилия Метела”
- Catalan: “Túmul de Cecília Metel·la”
- Chinese: “塞西莉亚·麦特拉陵”
- Chinese: “塞西莉亞·麥特拉陵”
- Danish: “Caecilia Metellas gravmonument”
- Dutch: “Tombe van Caecilia Metella”
- French: “Tombe de Caecilia Metella”
- French: “tombe de Cæcilia Metella”
- French: “Tombe de cæcilia metella”
- French: “Tombe de Cæcilia Metella”
- German: “Cecilia Metella”
- German: “Grab der Caecilia Metella”
- German: “Grabmal der Caecilia Metella”
- Greek: “Τάφος της Καικιλίας Μετέλλας”
- Hebrew: “קבר קסיליה מטלה”
- Irish: “Tuama Caecilia Metella”
- Italian: “Castrum Caetani”
- Italian: “Mausoleo di Cecilia Metella e Castrum Caetani”
- Italian: “mausoleo di Cecilia Metella”
- Italian: “Mausoleo di Cecilia Metella”
- Italian: “parco archeologico Appia antica - mausoleo di Cecilia Metella”
- Italian: “Tomba di Cecilia Metella”
- Japanese: “カエキリア・メテッラの墓”
- Japanese: “チェチーラ・メテッラの墓”
- Korean: “쎄실리아 메텔라의 능”
- Korean: “쎄실리아 메텔라의 무덤 ( 능 )”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Caecilia Metellas mausoleum”
- Norwegian: “Caecilia Metellas mausoleum”
- Polish: “Grobowiec Cecylii Metelli”
- Portuguese: “Túmulo de Cecília Metela”
- Russian: “Гробница Цецилии Метеллы”
- Russian: “Мавзолей Цецилии Метеллы”
- Spanish: “mausoleo de Cecilia Metela”
- Spanish: “tumba de Cecilia Metela”
- Spanish: “Tumba de Cecilia Metela”
- Swedish: “Caecilia Metellas mausoleum”
- Swedish: “Cecilia Metellas mausoleum”
- Turkish: “Caecilia Metella Mozolesi”
- Ukrainian: “Гробниця Цецилії Метелли”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ardeatino and Appio Latino.
Nearby Places
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