The Cestius Pyramid is the tomb of Gaius Cestius Epulon - a well-known tribune, a member of the epulon college and praetor. It is located near Porta San Paolo in Rome. The tomb was built in the first century BC in just 330 days, and from the third century was part of the Walls of Aureliana. The Cestius Pyramid is considered the largest and best preserved pyramid in the Italian capital. It was created in the form of a pyramid on a square plan with a side of 29.5 meters and measures 36.4 meters high. From the outside, the concrete building was lined with Etrurian marble blocks from Luna. Decorated with paintings in the third Pompeian style, the burial chamber was walled up after the body was laid there. In the 17th century the tomb was renovated.
According to medieval legend, the pyramid was considered the tomb of Remus - one of the founders of Rome. His brother Romulus was supposed to rest in a similar building located within the Vatican, which was demolished in the 16th century.
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