ESQUILINE

Meaning of ESQUILINE in English

/es"kweuh luyn'/ , n.

one of the seven hills on which ancient Rome was built.

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ESQUILINE — geographical name hill in Rome, Italy, one of seven on which the ancient city was built
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ESQUILINE — geographical name hill in Rome, Italy, one of seven on which the ancient city was built — see Aventine
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ESQUILINE — Esquiline BrE AmE ˈesk wɪ laɪn -wə-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ESQUILINE — Эсквилин
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ESQUILINE — Pronunciation: ' es-kw ə - ˌ l ī n, -l ə n Function: geographical name hill in Rome, Italy, one …
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ESQUILINE HILL — Эсквилин
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AVENTINE — geographical name hill in Rome, Italy, one of seven (including also the Caelian, Capitoline, Esquiline, Palatine, Quirinal, & Viminal) on …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SEVEN HILLS OF ROME — the seven hills (the Aventine, Caelian, Capitoline, Esquiline, Palatine, Quirinal, and Viminal) on and about which the ancient city of …
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AVENTINE — geographical name hill in Rome, Italy, one of seven (including also the Caelian, Capitoline, Esquiline, Palatine, Quirinal, & Viminal) on …
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WITCHCRAFT — the exercise or invocation of alleged supernatural powers to control people or events, practices typically involving sorcery or magic. Although …
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POMERIUM — (from Latin post-moerium, "behind the wall"), in ancient Rome, a sacred open space located just inside the wall surrounding the …
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TELLUS — also called Terra Mater, ancient Roman earth goddess. Probably of great antiquity, she was concerned with the productivity of the …
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SEVEN HILLS OF ROME — group of hills on or about which the ancient city of Rome was built. The original city of Romulus was …
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ROME — Italian Roma, historic city and capital of Roma provincia, of Lazio regione, and of Italy. It is located on the …
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PROPERTIUS, SEXTUS — born 55, 43 BC, Assisi, Umbria died after 16, BC, Rome greatest elegiac poet of ancient Rome. The first of …
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PALATINE HILL — Italian Monte Palatino, four-sided plateau rising 131 feet (40 m) south of the Forum in Rome and 168 feet (51 …
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MAECENAS, GAIUS (CILNIUS) — born c. 70 BC died 8 BC Roman diplomat, counsellor to the Roman emperor Augustus, and wealthy patron of such …
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LIBITINA — in Roman religion, goddess of funerals. At her sanctuary in a sacred grove (perhaps on the Esquiline Hill), a piece …
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JUNO — in Roman religion, chief goddess and female counterpart of Jupiter, closely resembling the Greek Hera, with whom she was universally …
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HORACE — born December 65 BC, Venusia, Italy died Nov. 27, 8 BC, Rome Latin in full Quintus Horatius Flaccus outstanding Latin …
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GOLDEN HOUSE OF NERO — Latin Domus Aurea, palace in ancient Rome that was constructed by the emperor Nero between AD 65 and 68, after …
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ЭСКВИЛИН — Esquiline Hill
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