CHAPTER II

“De Capitolio Primo Colle Urbis”

  1.  
  1. Why this hill is called the Capitoline or Campidoglio
  2. The first residents of the Capitoline
  3. Templum dei Asyli
  4. The Favisse
  5. Over 60 temples situated on the Capitoline
  6. Temple of Jupiter Capitoline; fires and reconstructions
  7. Temple of Venus Erycina
  8. Temple of Mentis
  9. Temple of Juno Moneta
  10. Deeds and end of Manlio Capitolino
  11. Temple of Apollo
  12. Palazzo dei Conservatori and the remains of antiquity
  13. Statues of the Nile and the Tiber
  14. Sepulchre Urns
  15. Library
  16. Church of S. Maria in Aracoeli: legend of Octavian Augustus; origins of the church; the steps; ancient ciborium; distinguished relics; tomb of the blessed Franciscans; Madonna di S. Luca; tomb of cardinal de Alibret e di Caterina di Bosnia; various indulgences; obelisk of the Aracaeli
  17. Numerous temples on and adjacent to the Capitoline
  18. Valuable statues and riches of every kind
  19. Lightning and fire damage the Capitoline
  20. Tabularium
  21. Forum of Trajan
  22. Palazzo of Trajan
  23. Trajan’s Column
  24. Remains of the Forum of Nerva
  25. Remains of the Forum of Augustus and Church of S. Basilio
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