Esquiline
Americannoun
noun
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The treasures included the Lancellotti Discobolus, now housed at the National Museum of Rome; the Esquiline Venus and a bust of Commodus depicted as Hercules, now at the Capitoline Museums.
From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2021
The vast residential compound spread out on the Esquiline Hill, one of the seven hills on which the city was originally built, in the area around the current Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II.
From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2021
On the Esquiline mere blocks from the Colosseum, the menu is casual but the spacious contemporary art gallery atmosphere makes it a whimsical reprieve from the ordinary.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 11, 2019
The little church of St. Praxedes, hidden behind the vast basilica of St. Mary Major atop the Esquiline Hill, contains the golden mosaic St. Zeno Chapel, one of the most beautiful rooms on the planet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2014
The entrance for the emperor was between two arches facing the Esquiline, where there is no cornice.
From Walks in Rome by Augustus J. C. Hare
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