CiceroD Posted October 15, 2006 Report Share Posted October 15, 2006 What is now on top of the Palatine and Capitoline hills? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil25 Posted October 15, 2006 Report Share Posted October 15, 2006 About two thirds of the Palatine is excavated and Domitian's place with later (including Severan) additions can be visited. Also viewable is the House of Livia (republican/early empire; the more ruinous House of Augustus, the site of the hut of Romulus and a number of other structures. The remains of the Villa Mills, and C19th dwelling is also extant and contains the Palatine museum, though it has never been open during my visits. About a third is taken up with the Renaissance, Farnese Gardens (themselves historic) which overlay the Tiberian or Claudian palace. A long subterranean tunnel, said sometimes to be where gaius was assassinated (untrue) lies beneath this area. On the Capitoline, in the saddle (arx) are Michaelangelo's fine museums (early C16th), and the Town Hall of Rome. This last is built on the top of Sulla's Tabularium, and the Temple of Veijovis. The site of the Temple of Jupiter lies partly under the Capitoline Museum and partly under residences (I think one an embassy). The site of the Temple of Juno is now taken by the church of Santa Maria d'Aracoli. Away from the Forum against the "rear" of the hill sits the Victor Emmanuel monument (the wedding cake) with the Italian Tomb of the Unknown Warrior and the Museum of the Risorgamento. Also nearby are the remains of an ancient "insula" or apartment block. In the centre of the Capitol square now stands a replica of the equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius (9the original now safely in the museum nearby). Does that help? Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CiceroD Posted October 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2006 Thank You phil25! its exactly what I needed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludovicus Posted October 16, 2006 Report Share Posted October 16, 2006 The Capitoline Hill is the area today called the Campidoglio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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