- Capitoline Hill
- Capitoline Hill,one of the seven hills on which the city of ancient Rome was built.
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Capitoline Grounds — was a baseball park in Brooklyn, New York in the 1860s and 1870s. It was also known as Capitoline Skating Lake and Base Ball Ground (Lowry 1986). Presumably it was flooded for some winter seasons, as were Union Grounds in New York and Union… … Wikipedia
Capitoline — Capitoline1 [kap′ət l īn΄, kap′ət lēn΄] adj. 1. of or having to do with the Capitoline hill 2. of the temple of Jupiter which stood there Capitoline2 [kap′ət l īn΄, kap′ət lēn΄] one of the SEVEN HILLS OF ROME … English World dictionary
Capitoline Museums — Michelangelo s design for Capitoline Hill, now home to the Capitoline Museums. Engraved by Étienne Dupérac, 1568. The Capitoline Museums (Italian Musei Capitolini) are a group of art and archeological museums in Piazza del Campidoglio, on top of… … Wikipedia
Capitoline Triad — The Capitoline Triad was a group of three supreme deities in Roman religion who were worshipped in an elaborate temple on Rome s Capitoline Hill, the Capitolium. Two distinct Capitoline Triads were worshipped at various times in Rome s history,… … Wikipedia
Capitoline Wolf — Sculpture title = Capitoline Wolf artist = year = 13th and late 15th century AD or c. 500 BC 480 BC type = Bronze height = 75 city = Rome museum = Musei CapitoliniThe bronze Capitoline Wolf in the Museo Nuovo in the Palazzo dei Conservatori on… … Wikipedia
Capitoline Museums — ▪ museums, Rome, Italy Italian Musei Capitolini, complex of art galleries on the Capitoline Hill in Rome. The collection was initially founded in 1471 by Pope Sixtus IV, who donated statuary recovered from ancient ruins. It was augmented … Universalium
Capitoline Venus — The Capitoline Venus (Capitoline Museums). Contents … Wikipedia
Capitoline — /kap i tl uyn /, adj. 1. of or pertaining to the Capitoline or to the ancient temple of Jupiter that stood on this hill. n. 2. one of the seven hills on which ancient Rome was built. [1610 20; < L Capitolinus. See CAPITOL, INE1] * * * … Universalium
