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{{ | |image = Piramide Cestia 1.png | ||
[[ | |description = The Roman adaptation of the [[Egypt]]ian pyramids | ||
|location = [[Antico District]], [[Rome]], [[Italy]] | |||
|dateconstructed = 18 – 12 BCE | |||
|functions = Tomb of [[Caius Cestius]] | |||
|features = [[Lair of Romulus]] entrance | |||
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The '''Pyramid of Cestius''' (Italian: ''Piramide Cestia'') is a landmark in [[Rome]]. In the early 16th century, it concealed the entrance to a [[Lair of Romulus]] located within the [[Catacombs of Rome]]. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The pyramid was built between 18 and 12 BCE for [[Caius Cestius]], a Roman magistrate and member of the religious corporation known as ''{{Wiki|Epulones|Septemviri Epulonum}}'', which was in charge of creating religious feasts for the gods and distributing bounty during parties.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Database: Piramide Cestia]]</ref> The pyramid was of brick-faced concrete, covered with slabs of white marble standing on a travertine foundation, measuring 100 Roman feet (29.6 m) square at the base and standing 125 Roman feet (37 m) high.<ref name="Wikipedia">{{WP|Pyramid of Cestius}}</ref> | |||
It was also built into the bulwark, forming a triangular bastion in an effort to cut costs on the snowballing wall project between 271 and 275, during the construction of the [[Aurelian Walls]]. The faces of the pyramid were far steeper than its [[Egypt]]ian ancestors, due to erroneous sketches of the Egyptian pyramids, which acted as the chief reference for its construction.<ref name="Database" /> | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The | *The pyramid could be bought as a [[Territories|territory]] in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''. | ||
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* | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180"> | |||
Piramide_Cestia_2.png|The Lair of Romulus entrance next to the pyramid | |||
Piramide Cestia Panorama.jpg|Panoramic view of the pyramid and the surrounding area | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Appearances== | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' | |||
{{ | ==References== | ||
[[Category: | {{Reflist}} | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Pyramids]] | ||
[[Category:Rome | [[Category:Lairs of Romulus]] | ||
[[Category:Landmarks in Rome]] | |||
Latest revision as of 02:27, 6 May 2026
The Pyramid of Cestius (Italian: Piramide Cestia) is a landmark in Rome. In the early 16th century, it concealed the entrance to a Lair of Romulus located within the Catacombs of Rome.
History[edit | edit source]
The pyramid was built between 18 and 12 BCE for Caius Cestius, a Roman magistrate and member of the religious corporation known as Septemviri Epulonum, which was in charge of creating religious feasts for the gods and distributing bounty during parties.[1] The pyramid was of brick-faced concrete, covered with slabs of white marble standing on a travertine foundation, measuring 100 Roman feet (29.6 m) square at the base and standing 125 Roman feet (37 m) high.[2]
It was also built into the bulwark, forming a triangular bastion in an effort to cut costs on the snowballing wall project between 271 and 275, during the construction of the Aurelian Walls. The faces of the pyramid were far steeper than its Egyptian ancestors, due to erroneous sketches of the Egyptian pyramids, which acted as the chief reference for its construction.[1]
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- The pyramid could be bought as a territory in Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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The Lair of Romulus entrance next to the pyramid -
Panoramic view of the pyramid and the surrounding area
Appearances[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – Database: Piramide Cestia
- ↑
Pyramid of Cestius on Wikipedia