place
The Palatine
the Palatine
The central hill of Rome, wooded in Romulus' day, later the site of palaces and Apollo's temple.
Reading notes
- The Art of Love §1.4 the wooded Palatine
The central hill of Rome, still forested in Romulus' day, later the seat of palaces.
- The Festivals §4.21 Palatine
The hill where Romulus took his auspices and founded the city.
- The Festivals §5.1 Palatine
The central hill of Rome, where Romulus took the auspices and founded the city.
- The Festivals §6.27 Palatine
The central hill of Rome, where Romulus took the auspices and founded the city.
- Metamorphoses §1.5 Palatine of high heaven
The Palatine hill at Rome, site of Augustus's house and the great temples; Ovid likens the gods' quarter to it.
- Sorrows §1.1 Palatine
The Palatine Hill, site of Augustus's house and the temple of Apollo; for Ovid the citadel from which 'the lightning came upon this head.'