Mérigot, Jacques: A Select Collection Of Views And Ruins In Rome And Its Vicinity: Executed From Drawings Made Upon The Spot In The Year 1791 (London: Publishes By R. Edwards, 1831)

THE PYRAMID OF CAIUS CESTIUS.

PYRAMIDE DE CAJUS CESTIUS.

Caius CESTIUS, a priest who presided at the sacred festivals, ordered
by his will this magnificent mausoleum to be erected, to perpetuate
his memory. This tomb, in conformity with the manner of the Romans,
stood without the city, but Belisarius inclosed it within the walls ; it is
coated with marble; a small neat portal in the centre leads to the
sepulchral chamber, which is square, and adorned with paintings much
impaired by time. The English who happen to die at Rome are interred
near this noble edifice.

CESTIUS, prêtre consacré aux festins dex dieux, ordonna
testament que ce magnifique mausolée lui fut élevé, pour
sa mémoire. Ce tombeau, selon l’usage des Romains, etoit

Cajus
par son
éterniser
situé hors de la ville, mais Bélisaire l’enferma dans les murs ; il est
revêtu de marbre ; une petite porte pratiquée au milieu conduit de la
chambre sépulchrale, qui est quarrée, et ornée de peintures assés endo-
magées par les siècles. Les Anglais qui meurent a Rome ont leurs
tombeaux près de ce majestueux édifice.