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	Tomb of Cecilia Matella
	written by Paul Maupoux / 07.12.2004

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Site Location

The Tomb of Cecilia Matella is located along the ancient Roman road "via Appia Antica." It is across the road from the Domus Magnanimi.

Site History

This, needless to say, is the site where Cecilia Matella is buried. Cecilia Matella was the daughter-in-law of Crassus, a powerful consul and general, as well as the richest man in Rome, during the time of Julius Caesar. He gained a significant amount of his wealth through his own private fire brigade. When a house was on fire, he would buy the house cheap, and then put out the fire.

Elements of Interest

The tomb looks like a short little tower in the middle of a big grassy field. In modern times, it has been the location of some strange and mysterious cult initiations.

A song inspired by Cecilia Matella- enjoy (application/octet-stream)

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Cecilia Matella's tomb

the infamous tomb

Cecilia Matella 2

a closer view of some sculptures surrounding the tomb

You can tell this woman was from a rich family. The tower, the sculptures, that's a lot of work just to bury someone.

Site Questions

Did Cecilia Matella actually do anything important, or was it just that she was this rich guy's daughter-in-law?

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