Situated in Rome of Italy, Palatine Hill (Latin: Collis Palatium or Mons Palatinus) is the centremost of the Seven Hills (Septem colles) of Rome, it is also one of the most ancient parts of the city and has been called ‘the first nucleus of the Roman Empire’.
In comparison with the Colosseum (Anfiteatro Flavio / Amphitheatrvm falvvm), Palatine Hill is not so popular for tourists, no need to line up.
According to Roman mythology, Palatine Hill was the location of a cave known as Lupercal, where Romulus and Remus were found by the she-wolf Lupa that kept them alive.
In Roman mythology, Romulus and Remus are twin brothers whose story tells the events that led to the founding of the city of Rome and the Roman Kingdom.
From the start of the Roman Empire (27 BC), Augustus built his palace on Palatine Hill and the hill gradually became the exclusive domain of emperors.
The ruins of the palaces of at least Augustus (27 BC – 14 AD), Tiberius (14 – 37 AD) and Domitian (81 – 96 AD) can still be seen in Palatine Hill, now the hill is mainly a large open-air museum.
