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 762 ROMA. PLAN OF THE CAPITOLINE HILL. A. Tomple of Jupiter Capitolinus. B. Temple of Juno Moneta. 1. Forum Trajani. 2. Sepulcrum Kibuli. 3. Capitoline Museum. 4. S.Pielro in Carcere. .">. Palazzo Senatorio. 6. Piilazzo de' Conscrvalori. 7. Arcus Severi. 8. S. Nicola de' Funari. 9. Tor de' Specchi. 10. S. Andrea in Finds. 11. Palaxxo Cafarelli. to signify the whole hill, they are nevertheless fre- quently employed in a stricter sense to denote re- spectively one of its summits, or rather, the temple of Jupiter Capitolinus and the opposite summit; and in this manner they are often found meutioned as two separate localities opposed to one another : " De arcs capta Capitolioque occupato — nuntii veniunt." (Liv. iii. 1 8.) •' Est autem etiam aedes Vejovis Runiae inter arcem et Capitolium." (Gell. N. A. v. 12. Monte Cnprino. 1:1. S. Maria della Consokizione. 14. Piazza Montanara. h. Theatrum Marcelli. 16. .S'. Omobuono. 17. .S'. Maria in Porticu. 18. .S'. Salvatore in Statera. a a. I 'ia di Macfl de' Corvi. b h. Siilita di Marforio. c c. I'ia della Pedacchia. d d. Via della Bufola. e e. Via di Motile Tarpeo. 12.) On this point also it would be easy to multiply examples, if it were necessary. The preceding passages, which have been pur- posely selected from prose writers, suffice to show how loosely the terms Arx and Capitolium were em- ployed; and if we were to inrestigate the language of the poets, we should find the question still further embarrassed by the introduction of the ancient names of the hill, such as Mens Tarpeius, Rupes Tarpeia,