Esquiline

[ es-kwuh-lahyn ]

/ ˈɛs kwəˌlaɪn /

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

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Pietro e Marcellino stands in the valley behind the Esquiline, in the long, lonely road between Sta.

Walks in Rome |Augustus J.C. Hare
He died the same year as his patron, and was buried beside him at the Esquiline Gate.

History of Rome from the Earliest times down to 476 AD |Robert F. Pennell
Turning to the left, at the foot of the Esquiline, we find the interesting Church of Sta.

Walks in Rome |Augustus J.C. Hare
This terrace Servius faced with a wall, flanked with towers, extending from the Colline to the Esquiline gate.

Rambles in Rome |S. Russell Forbes

A very interesting example of this has recently been discovered and then destroyed on the Esquiline hill in Rome.

Illuminated Manuscripts in Classical and Mediaeval Times |J. Henry Middleton

Esquiline

/ (ˈɛskwəˌlaɪn) /

one of the seven hills on which ancient Rome was built