The large cone that until about 40 years ago had constituted one of the ruins characteristic Roman iconography, as early as the fourth century was known as "sweating Meta " arising from the similarity with an architectural structure in the circus that marked the point of arrival and departure of racing. Meta sweating the water that oozes from its walls to be harvested in the basin below, was a monumental fountain built around the first century AD and rebuilt during Constantine, sweating The goal was demolished in 1934 to facilitate any triumphal parades.
(Source Book of mine: Roman Images - Quasar Edition)
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