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🌍 the Palatine Hill (Rome)

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Information
part of the city of Rome
Wikidata
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q200642
Pleiades
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/971691208
In
🌍 Rome (Italy)
Cult site of
👤 the She-Wolf of Rome saves the infants Romulus and Remus👤 Apollo Olympian god
Place of birth of
👤 Canens wife of Picus
Place of death of
👤 Remus brother of Romulus👤 Faustulus stepfather of Romulus and Remus👤 Pleistinus brother of Faustulus
Founded by
👤 Euandros (Arcadian) Arcadian, founder of Pallantium in Italy
Founded from
🌍 Pallantion (Arcadia) city in Arcadia
Named by
👤 Euandros (Arcadian) Arcadian, founder of Pallantium in Italy
Derives etymology from
🌍 Pallantion (Arcadia) city in Arcadia
Relics preserved on site
🏛️ the House of Cacus (Rome)🏛️ the House of Faustulus (Rome) preserved on the Palatine Hill🏺 the Staff of Romulus
Encompasses
🏛️ the House of Cacus (Rome) 🏛️ the Steps of Cacus (Rome) 🏛️ the Temple of Apollo on the Palatine Hill (Rome) 🏛️ the Cave of the She-Wolf (Rome) 🏛️ the Dogwood Tree on the Palatine (Rome) 🏛️ the Walls of Rome 🏛️ the Fig Tree at the Lupercal (Rome) 🏛️ the House of Faustulus (Rome) 🏛️ the Mundus (Rome) 🎨 Statue of Leto by Cephisodotos (Not Extant)
Reported to have depictions of
👤 Leto mother of Artemis and Apollo
Related entities
👤 Euandros (Arcadian) Arcadian, founder of Pallantium in Italy🌍 Pallantion (Arcadia) city in Arcadia🏛️ the House of Cacus (Rome)👤 Heracles greatest Greek hero👤 Pinarios Heracles' host in Italy👤 Eurystheus assigns Heracles his labors👤 Iolaos son of Iphicles, companion of Heracles🌍 Crete (island) island in the Aegean👥 the Cattle of Geryon stolen by Heracles🌍 Egypt region in North Africa🌍 Libya (North Africa) region in North Africa🌍 Tiryns (Argolid) city in the Argolid🌍 Gadeira (Iberia) city on Atlantic coast, modern Cadiz in Spain🌍 Rhegion (Italy) city in southern Italy🌍 Croton (Italy) city in southern Italy🌍 Epeiros (N. Greece) region in northern Greece🏛️ the Pillars of Heracles at the western end of the Mediterranean (variously located)🌍 Eryx (Sicily) city in Sicily🌍 Epizephyrian Locris (Italy) city in southern Italy🌍 the Strait of Messina between Sicily and the Italian mainland🌍 Etruria (Italy) region of Italy🌍 Liguria (Italy) region in northwest Italy🌍 Himera (Sicily) city in Sicily🌍 Syracuse (Sicily) city in Sicily🌍 Iberia (W. Europe) region now Spain and Portugal🌍 Aigesta (Sicily)🌍 Hecatompylos (N. Africa) city in Libya, probably to be identified with Theveste (modern Tébessa)🌍 Alesia (Gaul) city in Gaul🌍 the Phlegraian Plain (Campania) active volcanic region east of Cumae🌍 Agyrion (Sicily) city in Sicily🌍 Poseidonia (Italy) city in southern Italy🌍 Pelorias (Sicily) promontory on the Strait of Messina🌍 Leontini (Sicily) city in Sicily🏛️ the Route through the Graian Alps created by Heracles, identified by Pliny as the "Graian Pass", which is likely the route now known as the Petit St Bernard🌍 Lake Avernus (Campania)👤 Hestia Olympian goddess🌍 River Tiber (Italy)🌍 the Aventine Hill (Rome) one of the seven hills of Rome🏛️ the Great Altar of Heracles at Rome👤 Venilia mother of Canens👤 Canens wife of Picus👤 Ares Olympian god👤 Zeus (Olympian) Olympian god👤 Romulus founder of Rome👤 Quirinus god, divine identity of Romulus🏛️ the House of Faustulus (Rome) preserved on the Palatine Hill🌍 Troy (Troad) city in the Troad🌍 Rome (Italy) city in Italy👤 Roma (Italian) eponym of Rome, with various traditions about parentage🏺 the Staff of Romulus🌍 the Palatine Hill (Rome) part of the city of Rome👤 Cacus encounters Heracles at Rome👤 Apollo Olympian god👤 Aphrodite Olympian goddess👤 Hermes Olympian god🌍 Alba Longa (Italy) city founded by Ascanios👤 Rhea Silvia mother of Romulus and Remus👤 Remus brother of Romulus👤 the She-Wolf of Rome saves the infants Romulus and Remus🌍 Pompeii (Campania) city destroyed by Vesuvius👤 Faustulus stepfather of Romulus and Remus🌍 the Roman Forum (Rome)🌍 Germanos (River Tiber) location on the bank of the Tiber, where Romulus and Remus were found🏺 the Dogwood Spear of Romulus transformed into a tree on the Palatine👤 Celer companion of Romulus👤 Pleistinus brother of Faustulus
Mentioned by
📖 Pausanias 8.43.1-8.43.2📖 Diodoros, Library 4.21.1-4.21.4📖 Diodoros, Library 4.17.1-4.25.1📖 Vergil, Georgics 1.466-1.514📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 14.308-14.357📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 14.772-14.828📖 Pliny, Natural History 4.20📖 Conon, Narrations 48📖 Plutarch, Romulus 1.1-1.4📖 Plutarch, Romulus 22.1-22.2
Mentioned in text
PausaniasDiodoros, LibraryVergil, GeorgicsOvid, MetamorphosesPliny, Natural HistoryConon, NarrationsPlutarch, Romulus
Depictions
🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa dell’Ara Massima VI 16, 15.17, Pompeii (PALP r6-i16-p15-space-g)
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