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Il Ciaurro, located in via Guglielmo Pepe, is a Roman mausoleum probably dating back to the 1st-2nd century AD. To this day it is not known who was buried there, but various assumptions have been made over time; the most accredited is that which sees in Tirone, politician, orator and disciple of Cicero, the owner of the monument. The only thing of value to be found (apart from the entire structure) is an ornate casket with 30 silver coins inside. Il Ciaurro occupies an area of ​​about 400 square meters; its walls have niches, which contained the cinerary urns. The walls, as well as the niches, are made of tuff, perhaps coming from the Camaldoli hill, while the perimeter of the entrance, as well as that of the window, is made of terracotta bricks which, after careful analysis, were found to come from from Campi Flegrei (since the ground has many traces of sulfur). In the tuff walls some rhombuses are inlaid. Once the Ciaurro also had a large dome, which was later destroyed by atmospheric agents. The collapse of the dome meant only the breaking of the floor and not the collapse of the entire room, thus saving the second floor. The only intact floor is the ground floor, which is about 3 meters below the current level of the ground. The discovery of the Ciaurro was made by chance by some kids, even if they were already aware of its existence. It was initially used as a barn, and later as a warehouse. But it was only during the last century that the monument was protected and enhanced. It is currently included in the municipal villa to which it gives its name, built ad hoc for the monument. The city of Marano also has two important historic buildings: Palazzo Battagliese and Palazzo Merolla.