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The Seven Hills of Rome ((イタリア語:Sette colli di Roma) (:ˈsɛtte ˈkɔlli di ˈroːma), (ラテン語:Septem montes Romae)) east of the river Tiber form the geographical heart of Rome, within the walls of the ancient city. The seven hills are: * Aventine Hill (Latin, ''Aventinus''; Italian, ''Aventino'') * Caelian Hill (''Caelius'', ''Celio'') * Capitoline Hill (''Capitolinus'', ''Campidoglio'') * Esquiline Hill (''Esquilinus'', ''Esquilino'') * Palatine Hill (''Palatinus'', ''Palatino'') * Quirinal Hill (''Quirinalis'', ''Quirinale'') * Viminal Hill (''Viminalis'', ''Viminale'') The Vatican Hill (Latin ''Collis Vaticanus'') lying northwest of the Tiber, the Pincian Hill (Latin ''Mons Pincius''), lying to the north, and the Janiculum Hill (Latin ''Ianiculum''), lying to the west, are not counted among the traditional Seven Hills. ==History== Tradition holds that Romulus founded the original city on the Palatine Hill and that the seven hills were first occupied by small settlements that were not grouped nor recognized as a city called Rome. The seven hills' denizens began to participate in a series of religious games, which began to bond the groups. The city of Rome, thus, came into being as these separate settlements acted as a group, draining the marshy valleys between them and turning them into markets (''fora'' in Latin). Later, in the early 4th century BC, the Servian Walls were constructed to protect the seven hills. Of the seven hills of current Rome, five (the Aventine, Caelian, Esquiline, Quirinal, and Viminal hills) are populated with monuments, buildings, and parks. The Capitoline Hill now hosts Rome's city hall, and the Palatine Hill belongs to the main archaeological area. When Constantinople was built later, it also claimed that the city is also on the seven hills, following Rome. See Seven hills of Istanbul. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Seven hills of Rome」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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