Esquiline

hill, Rome, Italy

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In ancient Rome: The regal period, 753–509 bc
Archaeology also shows that the Esquiline Hill was next inhabited, thus disproving the ancient account which maintained that the Quirinal Hill was settled after the Palatine. Around 670–660 bc the Palatine settlement expanded down into the valley of the later Forum Romanum and became a town of artisans living in…
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In Rome: The Esquiline of Rome
Ruins of a portion of the emperor Nero’s Golden House are found on the Esquiline, although the palace once occupied the Palatine and the Caelian hills as well. After the fire of 64 ce had destroyed so much of the city, Nero undertook…
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