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| Picture No | 10206066 |
| Date | circa 1840 |
| Description | ITALY ROME PIRAMIDE |
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Caius Cestius, a wealthy magistrate, built this tomb for himself in the Aurelian Wall near Porta San Paolo. It is 36 metres high and took 330 days to build. He died 12 BCE.
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| Source | engraving by A Moschetti |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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