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Dice, fragments of sculpture, columns, capitals found in the excavations around the Pyramid of Caio Cestio.

Plan of the Pyramid of Caio Cestio at the Porta di S. Paolo by Piranesi

Cross section of the Pyramid of Caio Cestio by Piranesi.

Inner wall of the Room of the Pyramid of Cajo Cestio by Piranesi.

Decorative details of the walls of the Mausoleum of Cecilia Metella.

Decorative details of the walls of the Mausoleum of Cecilia Metella.

Decorative details of the walls of the Mausoleum of Cecilia Metella (figures engraved by Barbault).

Plan and construction details of the Mausoleum of Cecilia Metella. Piranesi.

Part of the façade of the Sepulcher of Cecilia Metella with the ornaments that exist today. Piranesi.

View of the rear side of the Mausoleum of Cecilia Metella. Piranesi.

The way in which the large travertines and the other marbles were raised in the construction of the great Sepulcher of Cecilia Metella.

The pincers of Vitruvius by Piranesi

Frontispiece. Above a background of trees, a kind of cylindrical poded urn, broken on the front, bears the inscription of the title inside. Piranesi.

Second title page. Fantastic composition of colossal funeral monuments at a crossroads of two Roman roads. Above a plaque below the inscription: ANTIQUIS BIVII VIARUM APPIAE ET ARDEATINAE PROSPECTUS AD II LAPIDEM EXTRA PORTAM CAPENAM.

Plan and elevation of the surplus of the wall, in the Sepulcher of C. Poblicio at the foot of the Campidoglio in a place called Macel de 'Corvi.

The main parts of the previous board are shown larger. Piranesi.

Continuation of the previous board by Piranesi.

Plan, section and facade of a sepulcher outside Porta S. Sebastiano on the Via Appia inside the Casale di S. Maria Nuova.

Inscription on the Sepulchral Chamber of the Freedmen and of the Family of L. Arrunzio. Piranesi.

Plan of the Sepulchral Chambers of the Liberti, and of the Family of L. Arrunzio. Piranesi.