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  • There was a certain hill which men called Janiculum on the side of the river, and this hill King Porsenna took by a sudden attack.

    Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12) Various

  • The Romans now awaited him at home, and the two armies met on the hill called Janiculum, beyond the river from the city.

    Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Charles Morris 1877

  • There was a certain hill which men called Janiculum on the side of the river, and this hill King Porsenna took by a sudden attack.

    Stories From Livy Alfred John Church 1870

  • And when he came near to the city, at the hill that is called Janiculum, there happened to him this marvel.

    Stories From Livy Alfred John Church 1870

  • At the gate called Janiculum stood a temple to the watchman god Janus, whose figure had two faces, and held the keys, and after whom was named the month January.

    Young Folks' History of Rome Charlotte Mary Yonge 1862

  • He advanced towards the gate called Janiculum upon the Tiber, and drove the

    Young Folks' History of Rome Charlotte Mary Yonge 1862

  • Ovid also [278] makes Janus say that the Janiculum was his citadel.

    Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology James Freeman Clarke 1849

  • Palace, which is situated on the same side of the Via della Longara, but which looks out upon that part of the Janiculum which is still uncovered, there have been some fatal cases of fever.

    Scientific American Supplement, No. 458, October 11, 1884 Various

  • Read the poem in connection with this selection.] [Footnote 5: The Janiculum is a high hill across the Tiber from

    Latin for Beginners Benjamin Leonard D'Ooge 1900

  • Located by the Porta San Pancrazio on Rome's Janiculum Hill, the museum recounts the history of an attempt at secular, republican government, which started in February 1849 and lasted barely five months.

    A Nation of Racing Drivers Speeds Ahead Francis X. Rocca 2011

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