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The Piramide Cestia (English: Pyramid of Cestius) was a landmark in Rome. In the early 1500s, it concealed an entrance to a Lair of Romulus, the Catacombe di Roma.^[1]

History

Built between 18 and 12 B.C.E. for Caius Cestius, a magistrate and a member of the Roman religious corporation known as Septemviri Epulonum, which was in charge of creating religious feasts for the gods, and distributing swag during parties, the pyramid is 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]

The pyramid was 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 ancestor due to erroneous sketches of the Egyptian pyramids which acted as the chief reference for its construction.^[1]

Trivia

The Pyramid can be bought as a territory in Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy.

Gallery

Entrance to Catacombe di Roma.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
↑ Wikipedia article on Pyramid of Cestius

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

Characters

Assassins	Rebecca Crane • Shaun Hastings • Clay Kaczmarek • Desmond Miles • Lucy Stillman \| Bartolomeo d'Alviano • Claudia Auditore da Firenze • Ezio Auditore da Firenze • Federico Auditore da Firenze • Giovanni Auditore da Firenze • Maria Auditore da Firenze • Mario Auditore • La Volpe • Niccolò Machiavelli

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Isu	Juno

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DLC

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 The '''Piramide Cestia''' (''English: Pyramid of Cestius'') was a landmark in [[Rome]]. In the early 1500s, it concealed an entrance to a [[Lairs of Romulus|Lair of Romulus]], the [[Catacombe di Roma]].<ref name="brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>
-==Database Entry==
+==History==
-''This giant tomb was built between 18 and 12 B.C.E. for Caius Cestius who was both a magistrate and a member of the Roman religious corporation known as Septemviri Epulonum, which was in charge of creating religious feasts for the gods, and distributing swag during parties. During the construction of the Aurelian Walls between 271 and 275, the pyramid was built into the bulwark, forming a triangular bastion in an effort to cut costs on the snowballing wall project.''
+Built between 18 and 12 B.C.E. for Caius Cestius, a magistrate and a member of the Roman religious corporation known as {{wiki|Epulones|Septemviri Epulonum}}, which was in charge of creating religious feasts for the gods, and distributing swag during parties, the pyramid is 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">''Wikipedia article on Pyramid of Cestius''</ref>
-''You'll notice the faces of the pyramid are far steeper than its Egyptian ancestors. This is attributed to erroneous sketches of the Egyptian pyramids which acted as the chief reference for its construction.''<ref name="brotherhood"/>
+The pyramid was 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 {{wiki|Aurelian Walls}}. The faces of the pyramid were far steeper than its [[Egypt|Egyptian]] ancestor due to erroneous sketches of the Egyptian pyramids which acted as the chief reference for its construction.<ref name="brotherhood"/>
 ==Trivia==
-*The Pyramid can be bought as a Landmark by [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio]], and it counts towards the rebuilding of Rome.<ref name="brotherhood"/>
+*The Pyramid can be bought as a [[territories|territory]] in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''.
-*The Pyramid can be bought as a territory in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''.
 ==Gallery==