Caelian

American  

[see-lee-uhn] / ˈsi li ən /

noun

1. the southeastern hill of the seven hills of ancient Rome.

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Caelian British  

/ ˈsiːlɪən /

noun

1. the southeasternmost of the Seven Hills of Rome

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Example Sentences

Caelian: When tour groups swarm down Via dei Fori Imperiali toward the Colosseum, I diverge.

From Washington Post • Jul. 11, 2019

But inside the big military hospital on the Caelian Hill overlooking the Colosseum, a lone middle-aged woman moved with purpose.

From Time Magazine Archive

The chief monastery of the cenobitical Camaldolese is S. Gregorio on the Caelian Hill in Rome; they number less than forty.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" by Various

The first tribe was a Latin colony, and settled on the Palatine Hill; the second were Sabine settlers on the Quirinal; the third were Etruscans, who occupied the Caelian.

From The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. by Lord, John

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

From Rome by Malleson, Hope