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It is 37mt. high, built in imitation
of the Egyptian pyramids, that were in fashion in Rome
after the conquest of Egypt (30 to C.).
It is built of a very firm composition
of mortar and small stones faced with tablets of white
marble.
The original entrance was effected
by means of an inclined shaft about halfway up the northern
side of the Pyramid.
This shaft (opened in the '600's, when
the Pyramid was brought to light), covered outside with
a stone, led straight to the centre of the vault, covering
the grave-chamber.
The interior walls were decorated with
stuccoes and fresco paintings divided in panels by means
of painted candelabra that frame female figures (badly
preserved).
In the III century the monument was
incorporated in the Aurelian Walls |
