Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Palatine Hill

Palatine Hill (pal"ȧ*tīn) , proper noun

[Latin Mons Palatinus, Italian Monte Palatino.]

One of the "seven hills" of Rome, situated southeast of the Capitoline and north-northeast of the Aventine. It borders on the Roman Forum; is the traditional seat of the city founded by Romulus; was the seat of private and later of imperial residences; and contains many antiquities.