Esquiline

Esquiline
/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 see Aventine …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • Esquiline — /ˈɛskwəlaɪn/ (say eskwuhluyn) noun one of the Seven Hills on which ancient Rome was built. {Latin Esquilīnus} …  

  • Esquiline — /es kweuh luyn /, n. one of the seven hills on which ancient Rome was built …   Useful english dictionary

  • Porte Esquiline — L arc de Gallien (face externe) Lieu de construction Mur Servien, sur l Esquilin Date de construction IVe siècle …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Porta Esquilina — The Porta Esquilina was a gate in the Servian Wall Platner, S.B. and Ashby, T. A Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome . London: Humphrey Milford Oxford University, Press. 1929] and it dates back to the 6th century BC when the Servian Wall was …   Wikipedia

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