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Capitoline Hill
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Capitoline Hill

The most important of the seven hills on which ancient Rome was built. It formed the citadel, or stronghold, and on it stood temples to both Jupiter Supreme and Concord.

The Capitoline Temple was begun by Tarquinius Piscus, and dedicated 509 BC.



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Narratione delli spectacoli celebrati in Campidoglio da Romani nel ricevere lo Magnifico Juliano et Laurentio di Medici per suoi patritii.
Appropriating the instruments of worship: the 1512 Medici restoration ... by Tacconi, Marica S. / Renaissance Quarterly
The Campidoglio provided the setting for a remarkable gathering from 18 to 20 October 2002 of Nobel Peace laureates to consider the principal challenges of our time: widespread war, violence, terrorism, poverty, water and the ecological crisis.
World summit on Nobel Peace laureates. (Reflections) by Roche, Douglas / UN Chronicle
Warhol verso de Chirico," Campidoglio, Rome; rehung 1985 at Marisa del Re Gallery, New York
Time capsules: 1980-1985 by Rimanelli, David / Artforum International
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