Castello di Decima (Rome)

The building occupies a part of an early medieval fortification that stood at the tenth mile of the Via Laurentina, the Roman road which led to Lavinium (now Pratica di Mare).

[1] The first document that mentions a castrum pontis Decimi dates back to 1081 and confirms its possession by the monastery of St. Paul.

In 1560 the archbishop of Amalfi Massimo Massimi sold it to the cardinal Federico Cesi and in 1660 it was owned by Pompeo Colonna, prince of Gallicano.

[4] Near the tower rises a chapel, already existing in the 17th century, showing a simple façade with angular pilasters and tuff doorposts.

On 2 July 1977 the estate, which became a municipal property and was left uncultivated, was occupied: a farm was created, which is still active today with the name of Cooperative Agricoltura nuova.