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PYRAMID OF CAIUS CESTIUS
It
is 37mt. high, built in imitation of the Egyptian pyramids, that
were in fashion in Rome after the conquest of Egypt (30 to C.). It
is built of a very firm composition of mortar and small stones faced
with tablets of white marble. The original entrance was effected by
means of an inclined shaft about halfway up the northern side of the
Pyramid.
This shaft (opened in the '600's, when the Pyramid was brought to
light), covered outside with a stone, led straight to the centre of
the vault, covering the grave-chamber. The interior walls were
decorated with stuccoes and fresco paintings divided in panels by
means of painted candelabra that frame female figures (badly
preserved). In the III century the monument was incorporated in the
Aurelian Walls
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It
is 37mt. high, built in imitation of the Egyptian pyramids, that
were in fashion in Rome after the conquest of Egypt (30 to C.). It
is built of a very firm composition of mortar and small stones faced
with tablets of white marble. The original entrance was effected by
means of an inclined shaft about halfway up the northern side of the
Pyramid.