Capitoline

Capitoline
Highest of the seven hills of Rome.
See Also: capitol

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  • Capitoline — Capitoline1 [kap′ət l īn΄, kap′ət lēn΄] adj. 1. of or having to do with the Capitoline hill 2. of the temple of Jupiter which stood there Capitoline2 [kap′ət l īn΄, kap′ət lēn΄] one of the SEVEN HILLS OF ROME …   English World dictionary

  • Capitoline — er navnet på en af Roms syv høje …   Danske encyklopædi

  • capitoline — ● capitolin, capitoline adjectif (latin capitolinus) Relatif au Capitole. ● capitolin, capitoline (expressions) adjectif (latin capitolinus) Jeux Capitolins, jeux annuels organisés à Rome à partir du IVe s. avant J. C. en l honneur de la triade… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Capitoline — Capitolian Cap i*to li*an, Capitoline Cap i*to*line, a. [L. capitolinus: cf. F. capitolin.] Of or pertaining to the Capitol in Rome. Capitolian Jove. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] {Capitoline games} (Antiq.), annual games instituted at Rome by… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Capitoline — /kap i tl uyn /, adj. 1. of or pertaining to the Capitoline or to the ancient temple of Jupiter that stood on this hill. n. 2. one of the seven hills on which ancient Rome was built. [1610 20; < L Capitolinus. See CAPITOL, INE1] * * * …   Universalium

  • Capitoline — Cap•i•to•line [[t]ˈkæp ɪ tlˌaɪn[/t]] n. 1) anh geg one of the seven hills on which ancient Rome was built 2) anh of or pertaining to the Capitoline or to the ancient temple of Jupiter that stood on this hill • Etymology: 1610–20; <… …   From formal English to slang

  • capitoline — ˈkapəd.əlˌīn, ətəl , Brit usually kaˈpitəˌlīn adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Latin capitolinus, from Capitolium + inus ine : belonging or relating to the smallest of the seven hills of Rome, to the ancient temple on it, or to the …   Useful english dictionary

  • Capitoline Grounds — was a baseball park in Brooklyn, New York in the 1860s and 1870s. It was also known as Capitoline Skating Lake and Base Ball Ground (Lowry 1986). Presumably it was flooded for some winter seasons, as were Union Grounds in New York and Union… …   Wikipedia

  • Capitoline Hill — Capitoline Hill, one of the seven hills on which the city of ancient Rome was built …   Useful english dictionary

  • Capitoline Museums — Michelangelo s design for Capitoline Hill, now home to the Capitoline Museums. Engraved by Étienne Dupérac, 1568. The Capitoline Museums (Italian Musei Capitolini) are a group of art and archeological museums in Piazza del Campidoglio, on top of… …   Wikipedia

  • Capitoline Hill — Infobox Hill of Rome name =Capitoline Hill Latin name =Capitolinus mons Italian name =il Campidoglio or Monte Capitolino rione =Campitelli buildings =Capitoline Museums and Piazza del Campidoglio, Palazzo Senatorio, Palazzo dei Conservatori,… …   Wikipedia

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