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7 MOUNTAINS OF ROME

Revelation 17:9 – “ And here is the Mind which hath Wisdom . The Seven Heads are SEVEN MOUNTAINS, on which the Woman SITTETH!”

THE “7 MOUNTAINS” ARE:

1) Palatine 2) Capitoline 3) Quirinal 4) Viminal 5) Esquiline 6) Caelian 7) Aventine TRADITIONALLY Rome is said to be founded on seven Hills, but the history and the topography of Rome is a bit more complicated than that. The HILLS are not all separated, muddling the definitions somewhat. Most of the Hills are HIGH RIDGES, cut by natural streams flowing from the higher ground in to the Tiber River. Palatine Hill ( Palatium ) The Central Hill and where the CITY OF ROME was founded by Romulus according to legend. The Palatine remained the Centre of Power throughout the history of Rome, first as the residential area of choice of the most wealthy Patricians, later as the RESIDENCE of the Emperors. Significantly, the WORD, “ Palace,” stems from the name palatinus .

Capitoline Hill ( Capitolium ) This Hill is very steep and soon became the FORTIFIED STRONGHOLD of Rome. When the Gauls sacked Rome in 390 BCE, only the Capitol held out. Later it became the Religious Centre, due to the presence of the TEMPLE OF JUPITER. The Capitoline Hill has two summits, the Capitoline proper to the south and the Arx to the north, with the Asylum on the ridge between them.. Quirinal Hill ( Quirinalis ) The Quirinal is the northernmost of four spurs of the high ground east of the Tiber that lay within the limits of Republican Rome. It rose above the Campus Martius and was attached to the Capitoline Hill by a low ridge. The Hill is named after the ANCIENT GOD Quirinus, a member of the earliest Capitoline Triad. Esquiline Hill ( Esquiliae ) The Esquiline is one of the largest Hills, between the Viminal Hill and the Caelian Hill. Various parts of the Esquiline Hill have separate names. Caelian Hill ( Caelius ) The Caelian Hill is the southernmost of the four large spurs. It stretches from the area of San Giovanni in Laterano to the Colosseum. It had two high points, referred to as the Larger Caelian, Caelius maior , to the west, and the Smaller Caelian, Caelius minor , to the north. The St. John Lateran Cathedral is located on this Hill. (Seat of Pope’s Authority) Aventine Hill ( Aventinus ) The Aventine Hill is to the south and the last of the seven Hills. It is detached from the other Hill, and separated from the Palatine Hill by the Valley of the Circus Maximus. The Aventine was traditionally the territory of the plebeians, who had their MAIN TEMPLES and Sanctuaries there . Outside the ANCIENT CITY LIMITS were other Hills, that would later be incorporated into the City as it grew. Viminal Hill ( Viminalis ) The Viminal is a smaller ridge between the Quirinal Hill and the Esquiline Hill.