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Palatine Hill
Centremost of the seven hills of Rome, Italy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Palatine Hill (/ˈpælətaɪn/; Classical Latin: Palatium;[1] Neo-Latin: Collis/Mons Palatinus; Italian: Palatino [palaˈtiːno]), 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".[2] The site is now mainly a large open-air museum whilst the Palatine Museum houses many finds from the excavations here and from other ancient Italian sites.
Palatine Hill | |
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One of the seven hills of Rome | |
Latin name | Palatium; Collis Palatinus |
Italian name | Palatino |
Rione | Campitelli |
Buildings | Flavian Palace |
People | Cicero, Augustus, Tiberius, Domitian |
Events | Finding of Romulus and Remus |
Ancient Roman religion | Temple of Apollo Palatinus, Temple of Cybele, Lupercalia, Secular Games |
Mythological figures | Romulus and Remus, Faustulus |
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Imperial palaces were built there, starting with Augustus. Before imperial times the hill was mostly occupied by the houses of the rich.
The hill originally had two summits separated by a depression; the highest part was called Palatium and the other Germalus (or Cermalus). Using the Forma Urbis its perimeter enclosed 63 acres (25 ha); while the Regionary Catalogues of the 4th century enclose 131 acres (53 ha).[3]