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Palatine

One of the seven hills on which ancient Rome was built. According to tradition it was the site of the original settlement. It was the residence of many leading citizens under the Republic, and the site of the imperial palaces of Augustus, Tiberius, Nero, Domitian, and their successors.



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Imagination and Heart by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context
There were two palaces and a vineyard behind the Palatine Hill; but in these days landed property had not much value, and the two palaces and the vineyard remained to the family since they were beneath the rapacity of the pope and his son.
The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
There the Capitol thou seest, Above the rest lifting his stately head On the Tarpeian rock, her citadel Impregnable; and there Mount Palatine, The imperial palace, compass huge, and high The structure, skill of noblest architects, With gilded battlements, conspicuous far, Turrets, and terraces, and glittering spires.
Paradise Regained by Milton, John View in context
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