- The Pyramid of Cestius is a Pyramid shaped Tomb in Rome, built between 18-12 BCE for a Roman magistrate called Gaius Cestius.
Getting There
- Location: Via Raffaele Persichetti, Rome.
- Nearest Metro Station: Piramide, Line B.
- Nearest Tram Station: P.ta S. Paolo, Line 3.
- Admission: Temporarily closed..
Description
- Originally it was built outside the then city walls of Rome, which did not permit burials within its walls.
- As Rome expanded it became part of the Aurelian Walls built in 270-275 CE.
- Its steep slopes indicates a Nubian style, not Egyptian.
- Another Pyramid, the ‘Pyramid of Romulus’ (now lost) existed close to Castel San Angelo.
Photo and map: Pyramid of Cestius, Rome: