Palatine Hill , Rome , Italy

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The Palatine Hill,which is the centremost of the Seven Hills of Rome, is one of the most ancient parts of the city and has been called "the first nucleus of the Roman Empire.It stands 40 metres  above the Roman Forum, looking down upon it on one side, and upon the Circus Maximus on the other. From the time of Augustus Imperial palaces were built here. Prior to extensions to the Palace of Tiberius and the construction of the Domus Augustana by Domitian, 81-96 AD, the hill was mostly occupied by the houses of the rich. The perimeter measures 2,182 metres  and the area is 255,801 square metres , with a circumference of 1,740 metreswhile the Regionary Catalogues of the fourth century give a perimeter of 11,510 feet or 3,402 meters .

Monuments

Houses of Livia and Augustus

The Palace of Domitian

Domus Severiana

Septizodium

Temple of Cybele

Temple of Apollo Palatinus

House of Tiberius