Cassino
The town presents few objects of interest. Following the Roman road to the S. for 1/2 M., we see, on the right, the colossal remains of an Amphitheatre, which, according to an inscription preserved at Monte Cassino , was erected by Ummidia Quadratilla at her own expense. The foundress is mentioned by Pliny in his letters (vii. 24) as a lady of great wealth, who even in her old age was an ardent admirer of theatrical performances. A little higher up stands a square monument built of large blocks of travertine, now converted into the church Del Crocefisso (custodian 15-20 c.