Aventine

[ av-uh n-tahyn, -tin ]

/ ˈæv ənˌtaɪn, -tɪn /

one of the seven hills on which ancient Rome was built.

of or relating to the Aventine.

Origin of Aventine

1615–25; < Latin Aventīnus ( mōns) the Aventine (hill)

The latest casualty: Illinois-based Aventine Renewable Energy Holdings, which filed for Chapter 11 last week.

Wesley Clark's Folly |Robert Bryce |April 15, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
Aventine, one of the seven hills of Rome, east of the Tiber.

The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 |Various
The man in the little hut on the Aventine had shown him the way how to lay down his burden of weakness and of sin.

"Unto Caesar" |Baroness Emmuska Orczy
The principal was that on the Aventine Hill at Rome, in which the great-prior resided.

Secret Societies of the Middle Ages |Thomas Keightley

Some antiquaries attribute them to the wall of the Aventine, built by Ancus Martius.

Walks in Rome |Augustus J.C. Hare
Gracchus and his friends took up a position on the Aventine Hill.

Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) |Charles Morris

Aventine

/ (ˈævɪnˌtaɪn, -tɪn) /

one of the seven hills on which Rome was built