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Cestius Collection

Background imageCestius Collection: Pyramid tomb of Cestius, Rome, Italy

Pyramid tomb of Cestius, Rome, Italy, with shoeshines in the foreground. Date: late 19th century

Background imageCestius Collection: Vintage 19th century photograph: Pyramid of Cestius. The Porta San Paolo (San Paolo Gate

Vintage 19th century photograph: Pyramid of Cestius. The Porta San Paolo (San Paolo Gate) is one of the southern gates in the 3rd-century Aurelian Walls of Rome, Italy

Background imageCestius Collection: c. 1880s Italy Rome - the Pyramid of Cestius

c. 1880s Italy Rome - the Pyramid of Cestius
c.1880s Italy Rome - the Pyramid of Cestius

Background imageCestius Collection: Pyramid of Caius Cestius, Rome italy

Pyramid of Caius Cestius, Rome italy
Vintage 19th century photograph: Pyramid of Caius Cestius, Rome italy

Background imageCestius Collection: Section through the Tomb of Caius Cestius, Rome

Section through the Tomb of Caius Cestius, Rome. Copperplate engraving by Henry Moses from A Collection of Antique Vases, Altars, etc. London, 1814

Background imageCestius Collection: Tomb of Caius Cestius with the Gate of St. Paul, Rome

Tomb of Caius Cestius with the Gate of St. Paul, Rome. Copperplate engraving by Henry Moses from A Collection of Antique Vases, Altars, etc. London, 1814

Background imageCestius Collection: Rome. Pyramid of Cestius

Rome. Pyramid of Cestius
Italy. Rome. Pyramid of Cestius. 12 BC

Background imageCestius Collection: Italy Rome Piramide

Italy Rome Piramide
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. Date: circa 1840

Background imageCestius Collection: The Pyramid of Cestius, Rome, Italy

The Pyramid of Cestius, Rome, Italy
The Pyramid of Cestius (Piramide di Caio Cestio or Piramide Cestia) in Rome, Italy - near the Porta San Paolo (also half-pictured) and the Protestant Cemetery. Date: circa 1902

Background imageCestius Collection: Italy - Rome - Tiber Island

Italy - Rome - Tiber Island or Isola Tiberina, connected to the mainland by means of two ancient roman bridges. On the western side

Background imageCestius Collection: Pyramid of Cestius, Rome

Pyramid of Cestius, Rome
The pyramid was built about 18 BC-12 BC as a tomb for Gaius Cestius Epulo, a magistrate and member of one of the four great religious corporations at Rome, the Septemviri Epulonum


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