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1Capitoline Triad — The Capitoline Triad was a group of three supreme deities in Roman religion who were worshipped in an elaborate temple on Rome s Capitoline Hill, the Capitolium. Two distinct Capitoline Triads were worshipped at various times in Rome s history,… …
2Capitoline — 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 …
3Jupiter (mythology) — In Roman mythology, Jupiter was the king of the gods, and the god of sky and thunder. He is the equivalent of Zeus in the Greek pantheon. He was called Iuppiter Optimus Maximus (Jupiter Best, Greatest); as the patron deity of the Roman state, he… …
4Capitoline 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,… …
5Jupiter — /jooh pi teuhr/, n. 1. Also called Jove. the supreme deity of the ancient Romans: the god of the heavens and of weather. Cf. Zeus. 2. Astron. the planet fifth in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 88,729 mi. (142,796 km), a mean …
6Capitoline 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… …
7Capitoline Wolf — Sculpture title = Capitoline Wolf artist = year = 13th and late 15th century AD or c. 500 BC 480 BC type = Bronze height = 75 city = Rome museum = Musei CapitoliniThe bronze Capitoline Wolf in the Museo Nuovo in the Palazzo dei Conservatori on… …
8Capitoline Games — In Ancient Rome, the Capitoline Games (Latin: Ludi Capitolini ) were annual games, or combats instituted by Camillus, 387 BC, in honor of Jupiter Capitolinus, and in commemoration of the Capitol s not being taken by the Gauls that same year.1728] …
9capitoline — 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 …
10Capitoline — /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] * * * …
