 Tomb of Priscilla | |
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| Coordinates | 41°51′59″N12°30′11″E / 41.8665°N 12.5031°E /41.8665; 12.5031 |
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The Tomb of Priscilla is amonumental tomb erected in the first century inRome on theAppian Way (Via Appia Antica), situated opposite theChurch of Domine Quo Vadis.
The Tomb belonged to Priscilla, wife of Titus Flavius Abascanto, afreedman of the emperorDomitian.
On a quadrangular base, covered withtravertine blocks (opus quadratum), there were in the past two superimposed cylindrical towers, built inopus mixtum andopus reticulatum, the upper one with 13 niches designed to house statues of the dead.
The funerary cell covered by abarrel vault is entered via a corridor, currently accessible from the basement of one of the houses that are adjacent to the monument. The cell was coated within by blocks of travertine and included three niches designed to house sarcophagi.
The tomb was used in the 11th century and later as a fortress. It belonged to thecounts of Tusculum, and later theCaetani.
In modern times there were two farmhouses, one of which was the "Tavern ofAcquataccio". The burial chamber was used as a store for maturing cheeses.
Media related toTomb of Priscilla (Rome) at Wikimedia Commons| Preceded by Tombs of Via Latina | Landmarks of Rome Tomb of Priscilla | Succeeded by Vigna Randanini |
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