The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
Tomb of Metella
Italy
View Larger MapDescription of institution: It is a mausoleum located just outside of Rome at the three mile marker of the Via Appia. It was built during the 1st century B.C to honor Caecilia Metella who was the daughter of Quintus Caecilius Metellus Creticus, a Consul in 69 B.C, and wife of Marcus Licinius Crassus, son of the famous Marcus Crassus who served under Julius Caesar. URL:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomb_of_Caecilia_Metella