Castrum Caetani
You’ve got one of the Via Appia’s most story-heavy landmarks here: the Tomb of Caecilia Metella, or Mausoleo di Cecilia Metella—with Castrum Caetani (the Caetani “castle”) attached at the rear. This mausoleum was built in the 1st century BC to honor Caecilia Metella, daughter of Quintus Caecilius Metellus Creticus (a consul in 69 BC) and wife of Marcus Licinius Crassus, who served under Julius Caesar. Her son—also named Marcus Licinius Crassus—probably built it in 30–10 BC. As you take in the structure, the numbers are Roman-precise: the square podium rises 8.3 meters, the cylindrical drum stands at 12 meters, and the whole monument reaches 21.7 meters. The drum’s diameter is 29.5 meters, which equals 100 Roman feet—and that’s why it’s such a clear example of ancient measurement at scale. …
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