Velian Hill
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Not to be confused with Velia (town).
The Velia — or Velian Hill or Velian Ridge — is a saddle or spur stretching out from the middle of the north side of the Palatine Hill towards the Oppian Hill[1] (itself a spur of the Esquiline Hill) in Rome.
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Velian Hill | |
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Hill of Rome | |
Latin name | Velia, Veliae |
Italian name | Velia |
Rione | Campitelli |
Buildings | Arch of Titus, Sepulcretum, Domus Valeriorum |
Ancient Roman religion | Temple of the Penates |
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In later times, the Velia was called Summa Sacra Via ("Summit of the Sacra Via") — since that road began there at its highest point — and was marked by the Arch of Titus and Temple of Venus and Roma. (An alternate theory is that the Velia was actually the eastern half of the Palatine).[2]