Marble Pyramid Rome

It was built as a tomb for gaius cestius a member of the epulones religious corporation.

Marble pyramid rome.

Due to its incorporation into the city s fortifications it is today one of the best preserved ancient buildings in rome. The pyramid unexpectedly appears at one of the main squares of rome and can surprise many tourists. Dating back to 12bc it was the over the top burial tomb of caius cestius a roman praetor with a thing for egyptian style. In the popular imagination its temples and palaces gleam with polished white marble while a visit to the ruins of the roman forum or a viewing of russell crowe s gladiator is tinted with beige and ochre.

This pyramid did not survive. It is 36 40 m high 30 m square base per side it was built around 12 bc. 5 out of 5 stars 645 645 reviews. Neither do most people.

The pyramid of cestius is an ancient pyramid in rome italy near the porta san paolo and the protestant cemetery. It is picturesquely integrated into the aureliana wall and porta san paolo. Zebra marble pyramid zebra pyramid gemstone pyramid healing stone polished gem black and white agate mineral gift stone n3038 sarahcornerm. The many marbles of ancient rome.

Many unaware tourists may think it s a contemporary monument of some kind maybe thrown off by its whiteness while others are genuinely puzzled that there is a pyramid in the eternal city. In reality however the ancient city was a riot of colour. It is located near porta san paolo. Did you know there s a pyramid in rome.

The walls of private residences were decorated with bright wall frescoes public spaces were adorned. The larger pyramid of romulus located between the vatican and hadrian s mausoleum known also as the castel sant angelo was dismantled sometime during the 16 th century so that its marble could be used in the construction of st. It stands at a fork between two ancient roads the via ostiensis and another road that ran west to the tiber along the approximate line of the modern via marmorata. Incidentally during the middle ages the pyramid of cestius was known as the pyramid of remus and it was believed that these two pyramids were the tombs of the legendary founders of rome.

Out of all the ancient remains in rome none is more bizarre than the pyramid of caius cestius which separates the ostiense and testaccio districts. The colour of empire. And not only is there a pyramid but it s a pretty legit and ancient pyramid.