Palatine Hill

Palatine Hill (Latin: Palatium) also named the Sun Hill was the hill that Rome was built on. Rome later extended to include the seven hills:

Part of the Imperial Palace complex on the Palatine Hill overlooking the Circus Maximus.

• Palatine
• Aventine
• Capitoline
• Quirinal
• Viminal
• Esquiline
• Caelian

Etymology

According to Livy (59 BC – 17) the Palatine hill got its name from the Arcadian settlement of Pallantium. The term palace itself stems from Palatium.

Palatine Hill Media

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  View of the Palatine Hill from across the Circus Maximus

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  Palatin, localisation des différentes sections du palais impérial.

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  Palatine Hill from the Colosseum

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  Massive retaining walls extended the area on the Palatine available for the Imperial building complex.

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  Plan of the Palatine with modern buildings overlaid