Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- The highest of the seven hills of ancient Rome. It was the historic and religious center of the city.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to any Roman Capitol, or to Jupiter the Protector, of whose worship the Capitol was the official seat; specifically, pertaining to the Capitol at Rome, or to the hill on which it stood: as, the Capitoline Museum.
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- adjective Of or relating to the
Capitol inAncient Rome . - proper noun Highest of the seven hills of
Rome .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Tivoli, near Rome; it is known as the Capitoline Doves, from the fact that it is now in the Capitoline Museum in Rome.
A History of Art for Beginners and Students Painting, Sculpture, Architecture Clara Erskine Clement Waters 1875
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The plan of Rome called the Capitoline Plan, because it is now preserved in the Museum of the
The Care of Books John Willis Clark 1871
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Of these hills the Capitoline was the citadel and the seat of the gods.
Outline of Universal History George Park Fisher 1868
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On the Capitoline were the Arx, or citadel, and the temple of
Ancient States and Empires John Lord 1852
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A.D. 161-180 was removed for conservation, after which the work was placed on display in a custom-designed gallery in the Palazzo dei Conservatori of the Capitoline Museum, one of the Campidoglio's three buildings.
Sometimes Two Is Better Than One Tom L. Freudenheim 2011
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Rome's Capitoline Museum has loaned out its second-century marble love goddess, the Capitoline Venus, for the first time since Napoleon carted the work off as a spoil of war in 1797 and later had to return it.
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Casa Buonarroti, Florence 'The Sacrifice of Isaac' c. 1535 by Michelangelo So it's fitting that a new exhibition of drawings by Leonardo and Michelangelo at Rome's Capitoline Museum—part of an architectural complex designed by Michelangelo himself—should show the latter artist to greater advantage.
Masters of Men and Machines Francis X. Rocca 2011
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A.D. 161-180 was removed for conservation, after which the work was placed on display in a custom-designed gallery in the Palazzo dei Conservatori of the Capitoline Museum, one of the Campidoglio's three buildings.
Sometimes Two Is Better Than One Tom L. Freudenheim 2011
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The Olympic organizers made good use of the ancient city wrestling and gymnastics were held outdoors amid the ruins; the marathon began at the Capitoline steps and ended at the Arch of Constantine.
David Maraniss discusses Rome 1960: The Olympics That Changed the World. 2010
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"The Dying Gaul," in Rome's Capitoline Museums, is noted for its poignant realism.
Conjuring a Wonder of the Ancient World J.S. Marcus 2011
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