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The Capitoline Hill or Campidoglio is one of the tiniest of Rome's seven hills, but it was the religious and political center of the city since its foundation more than 2500 years ago.
Several important temples were built at the Capitoline Hill by the Romans: the Temple of Juno Moneta, the Temple of Virtus and the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus Capitolinus, the most important temple in ancient Rome.
The latter was built in 509 BC and was almost as large as the Parthenon in Athens.
Statue of Marcus AureliusAlso on the hill was the Tabularium, built in 79 BC and used as the empire's main archive.
The hill, and the temple of Jupiter in particular were the symbols of Rome as Caput Mundi, capital of the world.
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