Caelian

[ see-lee-uh n ]

/ ˈsi li ən /

the southeastern hill of the seven hills of ancient Rome.

Example sentences from the Web for caelian

Caligula connected the hill with the Forum, and Nero opened up an entrance towards the Caelian.

Rome |Mildred Anna Rosalie Tuker
He gave his own palace on the Caelian Hill as a site for a Christian temple.

Conversion of a High Priest into a Christian Worker |Meletios Golden
A week afterward he went to dine at a beautiful villa on the Caelian Hill, and, on arriving, dismissed his hired vehicle.

Daisy Miller |Henry James
They erected on the Caelian hill a magnificent palace, and as soon as it was finished, invited Aurelian to supper.

The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire |Edward Gibbon

Three had been brought up in the monastery on the Caelian, and one at least would now make an excellent interpreter.

The Paladins of Edwin the Great |Clements R. Markham

Caelian

/ (ˈsiːlɪən) /

the southeasternmost of the Seven Hills of Rome