What is Palatine Hill?
'''Palatine Hill''' ([[Latin]]: ''Palatium''<!--not a typo, the Latin word has no 'n'-->) also named the '''Sun Hill''' was the [[hill]] that [[Rome]] was built on. Rome later extended to include the seven hills: [[File:Circus Maximus et Domus Augustana - Rome 111001.JPG|thumb|Part of the Imperial Palace complex on the Palatine Hill overlooking the [[Circus Maximus]].]] *Palatine *[[Aventine]] *[[Capitoline]] *[[Quirinal]] *[[Viminal]] *[[Esquiline]] *[[Caelian]] == Etymology == According to [[Livy]] ([[59 BC]] – [[17]]) the Palatine hill got its name from the [[Arcadia]]n settlement of [[Pallantium]]. The term [[palace]] itself stems from ''Palatium''. [[Category:Rome]] [[Category:Hills of Europe]]