School dictionary of Greek and Roman antiquities . 07, by M. Horatius. It was burnt downduring the civil wars, at the time of Sulla,(b, c. 83,) and rebuilt by him, but dedicatedby Lutatius Catulus, b. c. 69. It wasagain burnt to the ground by the faction ofVitellius, (a. n. 69,) and rebuilt by Vespa-sian ; upon whose death it was again de-stroyed by fire, and sumptuously rebuilt, forthe third time, by Domitian. The capitolium contained three templeswithin the same peristyle, or three cells pa-rallel to each other, the partition walls ofwhich were common, and all under the sameroof. In the cent
School dictionary of Greek and Roman antiquities . 07, by M. Horatius. It was burnt downduring the civil wars, at the time of Sulla,(b, c. 83,) and rebuilt by him, but dedicatedby Lutatius Catulus, b. c. 69. It wasagain burnt to the ground by the faction ofVitellius, (a. n. 69,) and rebuilt by Vespa-sian ; upon whose death it was again de-stroyed by fire, and sumptuously rebuilt, forthe third time, by Domitian. The capitolium contained three templeswithin the same peristyle, or three cells pa-rallel to each other, the partition walls ofwhich were common, and all under the sameroof. In the centre was the seat of JupiterOptimus Maximus, called cella Jovis. Thatof Minerva was on the right, and that ofJuno upon the left. The representation ofthe capitolium in the next cut is taken froma medal. 3. Capitolium is sometimes put for thewhole Capitoline mount, including bothsummits of the mountain. Sometimes it isused to designate one only of the summits, CAPSA. and that one apparently distinct from thearx, which obscurity is further increased,. OAPirOLINE TEMPLE. because, on the other hand, arx is some-times put for the whole mount, and atothers for one of the summits only. There were three approaches from theForum to the Mons Capitolinus. The firstwas by a flight of 100 steps, which led di-rectly to the side of the Tarpeian other two were the cUvus Capitolinusand cHvus Asyli, one of which entered onthe north, and the other on the south sideof the intermontium. CAPSA, or SCRFNIUM, a box forholding books among the Romans. Theseboxes were of a cylindrical form. Theredoes not appear to have been any difference
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