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The Capitol (Capitolium)

The Capitol was the citadel hill of Rome, with the great temple of Jupiter. Triumphs ended there.

Grades 4–8. Daily life.

How it connects

Do not mix it up with the modern United States Capitol, which borrowed the name.

Latin words that go with this card: templum, mons.

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