The City of the Seven Hills
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
Rome, built on seven hills (Urbs septacollis}. The hills are the Aventine, Caelian, Capitoline, Esquilme, Palatine, Quirinal, and Viminal.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “The City of the Seven Hills” mean?
Rome, built on seven hills (Urbs septacollis}. The hills are the Aventine, Caelian, Capitoline, Esquilme, Palatine, Quirinal, and Viminal.
Is “The City of the Seven Hills” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.