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.
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.
Rome, Museo nazionale della civiltà romana
Collection of ancient manuscripts, including papyri, ostraca, and the Peutinger Map
Paris, Louvre
Roman Tomb
Roman Tomb
Roman Tomb