Palatine Hill

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(păl´å`tīn)

prop. n.

One of the "seven hills" of Rome, situated southeast of the Capitoline and north-northeast of the Aventine. It borders on the Roman Forum; is the traditional seat of the city founded by Romulus; was the seat of private and later of imperial residences; and contains many antiquities.

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forum Lupercal palace Rome			Excavations on Rome's Palatine Hill have now brought to light Nero's "cenationum rotunda," or circular dining room - a magnificent structure described by the Roman biographer Suetonius as having rotated in sync with the revolution of the Earth thanks to the action of falling water. Would Nero turn one's stomach? by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA) If you happen to be visiting the Roman Forum, take some time out to visit Palatine Hill as well. Unusual Sights to See in Rome by Adam Singleton / Travel, recreation and leisure community Andrea Carandini told a press conference yesterday that a large vaulted hall beneath the Palatine hill was almost certainly the fabled Lupercale - a sanctuary believed by ancient Romans to be the cave where the twin boys Romulus and Remus were suckled by a she-wolf. Rome uncovers its founding moment by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk			palankeen palanquin palapa Palapteryx Palaquium Palaquium gutta palas palatability palatable Palatableness palatably palatal palatalise palatalised palatalize palatalized palate palatial palatially Palatic Palatinate Palatine palatine artery palatine bone Palatine bones Palatine Hill palatine raphe palatine tonsil palatine vein Palative Palatize Palato- palatoglossal Palatonares palatopharyngoplasty palatoplegia Palatopterygoid Palau Palau Islands palaver Palaverer Palawan palazzo palazzo pants pale pale ale pale blue pale chrysanthemum aphid pale coral root pale violet pale yellow			Palatine Concert Band Palatine Count Palatine Count Palatine Counties Palatine county palatine crest palatine crest palatine crest palatine crest palatine crest palatine fissure palatine fissure palatine fissure palatine fissure Palatine foramen palatine foramen (anterior) palatine foramen (anterior) palatine foramen (anterior) palatine foramen (anterior) palatine foramen, greater palatine foramen, greater palatine foramen, greater palatine foramen, greater Palatine foramina palatine foramina, lesser palatine foramina, lesser palatine foramina, lesser palatine foramina, lesser Palatine gland Palatine High School Palatine Hill Palatine House Palatine lord Palatine lord palatine m palatine m palatine m Palatine Medical Reserve Corps palatine mucosa palatine mucosa palatine mucosa Palatine nerve Palatine nerve Palatine nerve Palatine nerve palatine nerve, anterior palatine nerve, anterior palatine nerve, anterior palatine nerve, anterior palatine nerves, lesser palatine nerves, lesser palatine nerves, lesser palatine nerves, lesser palatine papilla palatine papilla palatine papilla palatine process palatine process palatine process Palatine process of maxilla Palatine process of maxilla

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