Capitoline Hill

One of Rome’s Seven Hills, the historic center of Roman religion and government, crowned by the Capitoline Museums and Piazza del Campidoglio.

Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus: The principal temple of ancient Rome, dedicated to Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva on the Capitoline Hill. Its summit sanctuary made the hill Rome’s foremost site of public worship.
Seven hills of Rome: The traditional group of hills associated with the founding and early growth of Rome. The Capitoline is one of the seven hills in this enduring Roman tradition.
Gallic siege of Rome: The capture and sack of Rome by Gallic forces around 390 BCE, according to the traditional chronology. Roman accounts place the Capitoline as the last defended stronghold during the attack.
Romulus and Remus: The legendary twin founders of Rome, said to have been raised by a she-wolf. Their foundation story gives the Capitoline Wolf its civic meaning.
Arx (Rome): The fortified northern summit of the Capitoline Hill in ancient Rome. The Arx held major sanctuaries and served as a defensible stronghold.
Piazza del Campidoglio: A civic square atop Rome’s Capitoline Hill, redesigned by Michelangelo in the sixteenth century. The square organizes the hill’s modern civic and architectural center.
Marcus Manlius Capitolinus: A Roman patrician and military leader remembered for defending the Capitoline during the Gallic attack. His legend ties the hill’s defense to Roman stories of civic loyalty and betrayal.
Juno Moneta: A Roman goddess and title of Juno whose sanctuary stood on the Capitoline Hill. The sanctuary associated with her name later gave English the word “money.”
Tabularium: An ancient Roman public records building on the Capitoline Hill, whose surviving structure dates to the late Republic. Its archive and position beside the Forum joined civic memory to government.
Capitoline Museums: A group of art and archaeological museums housed in palaces on Rome’s Capitoline Hill. Their collections preserve objects excavated from Rome and the surrounding region.

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Edward GibbonRelated: Gibbon famously recalled conceiving his history while contemplating Rome from the Capitoline Hill.