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381:(the Trojan hero of this epic poem) the ruins of Saturnia and Janiculum on the Capitoline Hill near the Arcadian city of Pallanteum (the future site of Rome) (see line 54, Bk. 8). Virgil uses these ruins to stress the significance of the Capitoline Hill as the religious center of Rome.
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gave the sign to the surrounding belltowers to start ringing at midday. In 1904, the ritual was transferred to the
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area, but only 2.6 m between their axle centres, which must have reduced efficiency due to turbulence between them. The southern race had one larger wheel.
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of the Pope over Rome. Several monuments to
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to prevent an enemy from occupying it. It was fortified by a wall, and a
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