Meta Romuli
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The Meta Romuli was a pyramid built in ancient Rome that is important for historical, religious and architectural reasons. By the 16th century, it was almost completely demolished.
The Meta Romuli between the Circus Neronis and the Mausoleum of Hadrian in a description of ancient Rome by Pirro Ligorio (1561)
The Meta Romuli (on the left) depicted in the Stefaneschi Triptych by Giotto
Pyramid of Cestius
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The pyramid of Cestius is an ancient Roman pyramid in Rome, Italy, near the Porta San Paolo and the Protestant Cemetery. It was built in the style of the Nubian pyramids as a tomb for Gaius Cestius, a
Meta Romuli
…to that, the Meta Romuli was also named "Sepulcher of the Scipions". The name Meta Romuli instead was due to a popular belief, which linked it to the pyramid of Cestius (named Meta Remi in the Middle Ages and lying near the Basilica of Saint Paul), identifying them with the tombs of Romulus and Remus, the two mythical…
The Pyramid of Cestius
Detail of the pyramid
Pyramid Caius Cestius room inside
One of two inscribed bases found outside the tomb in 1660 (CIL VI 1375)