Palatine Hill
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| The Palatine Hill | |
|---|---|
| Ane o the seven hills o Roum | |
| Laitin name | Palatium |
| Italian name | Colle Palatino |
| Rione | Campitelli |
| Biggins | Flavian Palace |
| Fowk | Cicero, Augustus, Tiberius, Domitian |
| Events | Findin o Romulus an Remus |
| Auncient Roman releegion | Temple o Apollo Palatinus, Temple o Cybele, Lupercalia, Secular Gemmes |
| Meethological figurs | Romulus an Remus, Faustulus |
The Palatine Hill (Laitin: Collis Palatium or Mons Palatinus) is the centermaist o the Seiven Hills o Roum an is ane o the maist auncient pairts o the ceety. It staunds 40 metres[1] abuin the Forum Romanum, leukin doun upon it on ane side, an upon the Circus Maximus on the ither.
It is the etymological origin o the wird "palace" an its cognates in ither leids (Italian "Palazzo", French "Palais", German "Palast", etc.).
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ Palatine Hill. (2007). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved August 25, 2007, from Encyclopædia Britannica Online: britannica.com