Ancient site · Italy · Restored
Pyramid of Cestius
The Pyramid of Cestius is an ancient Roman tomb in Rome built for Gaius Cestius. It is a steep-pointed, marble-clad pyramid standing beside the city walls near the Porta San Paolo. The interior contains a small barrel-vaulted burial chamber decorated with frescoes.
First raised
11 BC
Its prime
12 BC
Today
Restored
As it stood in 12 BC
The shape it held in its prime.
A sharply pointed, square-based pyramid clad in pale white marble slabs with visible horizontal joints, rising to about 37 m on a low travertine plinth. Each broad face is smooth and planar, bearing incised dedicatory lettering near eye level; the apex is narrow and acute. At its prime it stood isolated on flat funerary ground within a low-walled enclosure, flanked by statue plinths and columns, the pale stone contrasting with open sky.
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6 places to explore in 12 BC.
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