Palatine Hill
The Palatine Hill is the centermost of the Seven Hills of Rome and is one of the most ancient parts of the city of Rome in Italy. It is 70 meters high and looks down on one side on Forum Romanum and on the other side upon the Circus Maximus. According to Roman mythology, the Palatine hill was where Romulus and Remus were found by the she-wolf that kept them alive. According to this legend, the shepherd Faustulus found the infants, and raised the children with his wife, Acca Larentia.

Fun Facts

• Palatine Hill is the site of some of the first settlements, as you can find traces of homes from 10th Century BC. It is probably the site of some of the first settlements, as traces of archaic houses from the 10th century BC has been found there


• When he was older, Palatine Hill is where Romulus decided to build Rome.


• The imperial palaces on the Hill are the Domus Tiberiana, the Domus Flavia, the Domus Augustana and the Domus Severiana.

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