. Dictionary of Greek and Roman geography . uin shows that the hill is meant; andthe same historian, in describing Romulus consecrat-ing the spolia opima to Jupiter Feretrius a couple ofcenturies before the Capitoline temple was founded, i:i Capitolium e-cendit (i. 10). The Greekwriters use rb KairiTwAtuv in the same man-ner: Pa>/xvKos nlv rb riaXaTtov xarixuv — Tarios8« rb KairnuKiuv. (Dionys. ii. 50.) Hence we de-duce as a first general rule that the term Capitoliumis sometimes used of the whole hill. :idly, it may be shown that the whole hill,when characterised generally as the Roman cit
. Dictionary of Greek and Roman geography . uin shows that the hill is meant; andthe same historian, in describing Romulus consecrat-ing the spolia opima to Jupiter Feretrius a couple ofcenturies before the Capitoline temple was founded, i:i Capitolium e-cendit (i. 10). The Greekwriters use rb KairiTwAtuv in the same man-ner: Pa>/xvKos nlv rb riaXaTtov xarixuv — Tarios8« rb KairnuKiuv. (Dionys. ii. 50.) Hence we de-duce as a first general rule that the term Capitoliumis sometimes used of the whole hill. :idly, it may be shown that the whole hill,when characterised generally as the Roman citadel,was also called Arx: • Atque ut ita munita arx cir-cumjectu arduo et quasi circumciso saxo niteretur, utetiam in iila t> rribili Gallici adventus in- columis atque intacta permanserit. (Cic. Rep. ii. 6.) upeius Roinanae praeerat arci. (Liv. i. 11.)But there is no need to multiply examples on thishead, which is plain enough. But, thirdly, we must observe that though th»terms Capitolium and Aix are thus usel generally 762 JCV Jlfi 150 PLAN OF THE CAPITOLISK Temple of Jupiter CapitiTemple of Juno Trajan].Sepulcrum in de Nicola de de Andrea in Cafarelli. 12. Monte Caprino. 13. S. Maria delta Cansolaxione. 14. Piazza Theatntm S. Onwbuono. 17. S. Maria in Portion. 18. S. Salvatore in Stater a. Via di Mao I de b. Salita di Marforio. c c. Via delta Pedacchia. d d. Via delta Bufola. e e. Via di Monte Ta^pco. to signify the whole hill, they are nevertheless fre-quently employed in a stricter sense to denote re-spectively one of its summits, or rather, the templeof Jupiter Capitolinus and the opposite summit; andin this manner they are often found mentioned astwo separate localities opposed to one another: Dearce eapta Capitolioque occupato — nuntii veniunt.(Liv.
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