Palatine Hill

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The Palatine Hill is some 70 meters high with views of the Roman Forum on one side, and the Circus Maximus on the other. The site is now a large open-air museum which tourists can visit during the daytime.

It is thought that Rome has its origins on the Palatine. Recent excavations have shown that people have lived on the site since approximately 1000 B.C. According to Roman mythology, the Palatine hill was where Romulus and Remus were found by a female wolf that kept them alive. After which, according to this legend, a shepherd named Faustulus found the infants, and with his wife Acca Larentia raised the children. Later when they were older, Romulus chose this site to build the city of Rome.

At the top of the hill are the Farnese Gardens, one of the first botanical gardens in Europe.


The Palatine Hill can be reached by walking up from the Roman Forum. It is shaded by trees and the Farnese Gardens are a beautiful sight.




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