Chapter 1
The birth of Rome on the Palatine and Aventine
Chapter 2
Power and temples on the Capitoline and Caelian
Chapter 3
The northern ridges of Quirinal, Viminal, and Esquiline
Chapter 4
Walls and water shaping the seven hills
YOUR GOAL
Master of The seven hills of Rome
Ch 2 · Power and temples on the Capitoline and Caelian
schopenhauer Capitoline and Caelian Temples
Nero's giant fountain, Nero's giant fountain, He took a holy temple for his Golden House!
schopenhauer The Caelian Hill transformed from a wealthy residential neighborhood into a hub of early Christian worship.
schopenhauer Traitors of the Roman state met their execution by being thrown from a steep cliff on the Capitoline.
BETA
schopenhauer Place temples on the Capitoline and Caelian to discover how Roman power and religion connected.
Fun Fact
Sacred warning geese: In 390 BCE, sacred geese kept on the Capitoline Hill honked loudly, successfully warning Romans of a midnight Gallic invasion.
Glossary
temple (noun)
A building dedicated to the worship of a deity or deities. The Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus was dedicated on the Capitoline Hill in 509 BCE.
A building dedicated to the worship of a deity or deities. The Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus was dedicated on the Capitoline Hill in 509 BCE.
Quiz
What is the name of the steep cliff on the Capitoline Hill from which traitors were executed?
Quiz
What is the geometric shape of the pavement pattern designed by Michelangelo on the Capitoline square?
Quiz
Which Pope commissioned the redesign of the Capitoline Hill's public square in 1536?
Quiz
Which famous Renaissance artist designed the Piazza del Campidoglio on the Capitoline Hill?
Quiz
What animals saved the Capitoline Hill from a Gallic night attack in 390 BCE by making noise?
Quiz
How did the Caelian Hill's primary population change from the early Republic to the late Empire?
Quiz
What lies preserved beneath the Basilica of Saints John and Paul on the Caelian Hill?
Quiz
Which Roman deity was honored at the largest and most important temple on the Capitoline Hill?