Back هضبة كابيتولين Arabic هضبة كابيتولين ARZ Llomba Capitolina AST Kapitoli (təpə) Azerbaijani Капитолий (уба) Bashkir Капітолій Byelorussian Капітоліюм BE-X-OLD Капитолий Bulgarian རི་བོ་ཁ་ཕི་ཐུའོ་ཉི། Tibetan কাপিটোলিও BPY
41°53′36″N 12°28′59″E / 41.89333°N 12.48306°E
| Capitoline Hill | |
|---|---|
| One of the seven hills of Rome | |
| Latin name | Collis Capitolinus |
| Italian name | Campidoglio |
| Rione | Campitelli |
| Buildings | Piazza del Campidoglio, Palazzo Senatorio, Palazzo dei Conservatori, Palazzo Nuovo, Tabularium, Aedes Tensarum |
| Churches | Santa Maria in Aracoeli |
| Ancient Roman religion | Temple of Jupiter, Temple of Veiovis, Ludi Capitolini, Aedes Tensarum |
| Roman sculptures | Colossus of Constantine |
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The Capitolium or Capitoline Hill (/ˈkæpɪtəlaɪn, kəˈpɪt-/ KAP-it-ə-lyne, kə-PIT-;[1] Italian: Campidoglio [kampiˈdɔʎʎo]; Latin: Mons Capitolinus [ˈmõːs kapɪtoːˈliːnʊs]), between the Forum and the Campus Martius, is one of the Seven Hills of Rome.[2]
The hill was earlier known as Mons Saturnius, dedicated to the god Saturn.[citation needed] The word Capitolium first referred to the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus which was located on the hill, however the meaning evolved to refer to the whole hill and even other temples of Jupiter on other hills. In an etymological myth, ancient sources connect the name to caput ("head", "summit") because of a tale that stated that when the foundations for the temple were being laid, a man's head was found.[3] The Capitolium was regarded by the Romans as indestructible, and was adopted as a symbol of eternity.[4]
The word Capitolium is a precursor to the English word capitol, and Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. is widely assumed to be named after the Capitoline Hill.[5]
- ^ "Definition of CAPITOLINE". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2024-12-24.
- ^ Heiken, Grant; de Rita, Donatella; Funiciello, Renato; Veltroni, Walter (2007). The Seven Hills of Rome: A Geological Tour of the Eternal City. Princeton: Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-13038-5.
- ^ La Regina, Adriano (2004). Archaeological Guide to Rome. Milan: Electa. ISBN 978-88-435-8366-9.
- ^ "Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Căpĭtōlĭum". www.perseus.tufts.edu. Retrieved 2024-12-24.
- ^ "Definition of CAPITOL". www.merriam-webster.com. 2024-12-17. Retrieved 2024-12-24.