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Mar 6, 2022 4 tweets 3 min read
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#Rome, Via Latina
On the Via Latina street, at number 55, an ancient columbarium has been found.
It is called Tower of the Angel but it definitely is a tomb of II CE (Antonine dinasty).
The building is partially underneath and is composed bu three levels: only two Are still visible.
The upper lever is sormounted by annelegant pediment and was probably enriched with the statue of the deceased; elegant columns border the two sides.
The construction has been built with red bricks and is sorrounded by a fence that includes a series of niches Via Latina tomb II century AD (detail of the upper level witVia Latina Tomb, side with a staircase and a columbariun