 Day 2 - Palatine Hill The Palatine Hill is one of the seven hills of Rome. It stands 40 metres above the Forum Romanum, looking down upon it on one side, and upon the Circus Maximus on the other. It is probably the site of some of the first settlements, as traces of archaic houses from the 10th century BC has been found there. The hill has a strong link to Roman mythology. It is believed that on Palatine Hill, the twins Romulus and Remus were found in the Lupercal Cave by their four-legged shepherd mother, who raised them. Ultimately, this is where Romulus decided to build the city. Therefore, it was on this hill that the Roman Empire began, and this tradition was continued when the roman emperors built their palaces on the hill. In the end the imperial palaces covered the entire hill. The name of the hill has at least two possible etymologies. It can be derived from the latin word 'palus', meaning marsh or swamp, with reference to the areas of the Forum Romanum and the Velabrum before they were drained. Alternatively it can stem from 'Pales', an old pastoral deity, whose main feast was on April 21th, coinciding with the mythological date of the foundation of Rome. Later the word 'palatium' was associated as much with the imperial palaces as with the hill, and with time gave rise to the very word 'palace'.  Map of the Palatine Hill The Palatine Hill from the Roman Forum The view of the Roman Forum from the Palatine Hill An locked up area while walking up the entrance of the Palatine Hill  Ruins found on the Palatine Hill Surviving ruin Garden within the ruins View of Rome from the back of Domitian's palace Court area behind Domitian's palace? Stadium Of Domitian's Palace on the Palatine Hill. More picture of the Stadium Of Domitian's Palace It is not clear if this area was actually a public or private stadium, or that it was used as a private imperial garden. View of the Colosseum from Palatine Hill View of the Rome from Palatine Hill Palatine Antiquarium Museum, located on top of Domitian’s Palace.
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