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A mix of history and legend is contained in the events related to Tarpeian Rock and geese of the Capitol. Despite being the lowest and the least extensive of the seven hills of Rome, the Capitol is perhaps the best the city linked to historical events, as core since ancient religious and political activities in Rome.
Legend has it that Rome was founded at the time the hill was conquered by the Sabines through the treachery of the Roman Tarpeia, which would open the gates of the city in exchange of rings and bracelets of gold held by the enemy. Tarpeia still had no luck, and was in turn betrayed by them Sabini, once entered, the killing overwhelmed with their shields. This legend, but most likely Tarpeia was nothing but a tutelary deity of the ancient hill of the Capitol, Mons Tarpeium, which seems to arise on the statue of the deity, placed as a trophy on a pile of weapons. Throughout antiquity Mons Tarpeium was sadly used as a pit from which were precipitated all those who were accused of treason, hence the name Tarpeian Rock. But the most famous incident regarding the Capitol is certainly linked to the invasion of 18 July 390 BC, the day when the Romans were defeated by the Gauls at the Allia river. The enemy advance continued in the next three days, when the Gauls sacked Rome and reached, except that the Capitol was saved from the sack and held out for a few months. Legend has it that the night attack was foiled thanks to the Gauls squawking geese Capitoline held in sacred precincts of the temple of Juno the Capitol was then saved by his goose! In memory of the episode was built in 353-344 BC the temple of Juno Moneta (money or "warning"). At the temple of Juno was established the first mint (coin shop by the name of the temple, hence the term today of "money").
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A mix of history and legend is contained in the events related to Tarpeian Rock and geese of the Capitol. Despite being the lowest and the least extensive of the seven hills of Rome, the Capitol is perhaps the best the city linked to historical events, as core since ancient religious and political activities in Rome. Legend has it that Rome was founded at the time the hill was conquered by the Sabines through the treachery of the Roman Tarpeia, which would open the gates of the city in exchange of rings and bracelets of gold held by the enemy. Tarpeia still had no luck, and was in turn betrayed by them Sabini, once entered, the killing overwhelmed with their shields. This legend, but most likely Tarpeia was nothing but a tutelary deity of the ancient hill of the Capitol, Mons Tarpeium, which seems to arise on the statue of the deity, placed as a trophy on a pile of weapons. Throughout antiquity Mons Tarpeium was sadly used as a pit from which were precipitated all those who were accused of treason, hence the name Tarpeian Rock. But the most famous incident regarding the Capitol is certainly linked to the invasion of 18 July 390 BC, the day when the Romans were defeated by the Gauls at the Allia river. The enemy advance continued in the next three days, when the Gauls sacked Rome and reached, except that the Capitol was saved from the sack and held out for a few months. Legend has it that the night attack was foiled thanks to the Gauls squawking geese Capitoline held in sacred precincts of the temple of Juno the Capitol was then saved by his goose! In memory of the episode was built in 353-344 BC the temple of Juno Moneta (money or "warning"). At the temple of Juno was established the first mint (coin shop by the name of the temple, hence the term today of "money").
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