La Conocchia Monument
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The Conocchia is a funerary monument that stands imposing and majestic on the path of the ancient Via Appia which has undergone various renovations over the centuries, especially during the Bourbon period. With a conical shape that recalls the spindle, the object used to spin, it has eleven cinerary niches where the urns were placed, destined to pass on the memory of illustrious people over time. Flavia Domitilla, the Roman matron nephew of Vespasian who was persecuted by Domitian because she was a Christian, was buried there (it seems).
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•June 20, 2023
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