Monte Testaccio

Monte Testaccio or Monte Testaceo, also known as Monte dei Cocci, is an artificial mound in Rome composed almost entirely of testae, fragments of broken ancient Roman pottery, nearly all discarded amphorae dating from the time of the Roman Empire, some of which were labelled with tituli picti.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: Artificial mountain made from broken Roman pottery
  • Also known as: “Monte de‘ Cocci”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pyramid of Caius Cestius and Aventine Hill.

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The pyramid of Cestius is an ancient Roman pyramid in , , near the and the . It was built in the style of the Nubian pyramids as a tomb for Gaius Cestius, a member of the Epulones religious corporation. is situated 470 metres east of Monte Testaccio.

Peak
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The is one of the Seven Hills on which ancient was built. It belongs to , the modern twelfth rione, or ward, of .

Cemetery
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The Non-Catholic Cemetery, also referred to as the Protestant Cemetery or the English Cemetery, is a private cemetery in the rione of in . is situated 330 metres east of Monte Testaccio.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aventino-Testaccio and Trastevere.

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Aventino and Testaccio are neighbourhoods of . Aventino is named for the hill which rises up near the Tiber river and is one of the legendary seven hills of Rome.

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is a district in . The district's name derives from the Latin words "Trans Tiberem": beyond the Tiber river. Today is one of the centers of Roman night life; rich in pubs, restaurants, clubs.

Locality
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The , which relative to the seven hills of Rome is the centremost, is one of the most ancient parts of the city; it has been called "the first nucleus of the Roman Empire".

Monte Testaccio

Latitude
41.87595° or 41° 52′ 33″ north
Longitude
12.47519° or 12° 28′ 31″ east
Open location code
8FHJVFGG+93
Open­Street­Map ID
way 23921018
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q781595
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Venetian—“Monte Testaccio” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Տեստաչչո”
  • Basque: “Testaccio mendia”
  • Catalan: “Monte Testaccio”
  • Cebuano: “Monte Testaccio”
  • Chinese: “陶片山”
  • Dutch: “Monte Testaccio”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل مونت تيستاكسيو”
  • Esperanto: “Testaccio”
  • Finnish: “Monte Testaccio”
  • French: “Mont Testaccio”
  • French: “Monte Testaccio”
  • German: “Monte Testaccio”
  • Hungarian: “Monte Testaccio”
  • Italian: “monte Testaccio”
  • Italian: “Monte Testaccio”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Monte Testaccio”
  • Norwegian: “Monte Testaccio”
  • Persian: “مونته تیستاچو”
  • Polish: “Monte Testaccio”
  • Portuguese: “Monte Testaccio”
  • Portuguese: “Monte Testácio”
  • Russian: “Тестаччо”
  • Slovenian: “Monte Testaccio”
  • Spanish: “Monte Testaccio”
  • Swedish: “Monte Testaccio”
  • Turkish: “Monte Testaccio”
  • Venetian: “Monte Testaso”

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Notable Places Nearby

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