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Palatine, hill, RomePalatine, hill: see Rome before Augustus and Roman Empire under Rome Rome, Ital. Roma, city (1991 pop. 2,775,250), capital of Italy and see of the pope, whose residence, Vatican City , is a sovereign state within the city of Rome. Rome is also the capital of Latium, a region of central Italy, and of Rome prov...... Click the link for more information. . Palatine, village, United StatesPalatine (păl`ətīn), village (1990 pop. 39,253), Cook co., NE Ill.; inc. 1869. Primarily residential, the growing village manufactures a variety of products, such as machine tools and industrial adhesives. William Rainey Harper College is in Palatine.palatine1 1. (of an individual) possessing royal prerogatives in a territory 2. of, belonging to, characteristic of, or relating to a count palatine, county palatine, palatinate, or palatine 3. Feudal history the lord of a palatinate 4. any of various important officials at the late Roman, Merovingian, or Carolingian courts 5. (in Colonial America) any of the proprietors of a palatine colony, such as Carolina palatine2 1. of or relating to the palate 2. either of two bones forming the hard palate Palatine one of the Seven Hills of Rome: traditionally the site of the first settlement of Rome How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Anthony's Nose = this incident probably occurred at a place on the Mohawk River called today The Noses, between Fonda and Palatine Bridge; there is another St. There were two palaces and a vineyard behind the Palatine Hill; but in these days landed property had not much value, and the two palaces and the vineyard remained to the family since they were beneath the rapacity of the pope and his son. There the Capitol thou seest,
Above the rest lifting his stately head
On the Tarpeian rock, her citadel
Impregnable; and there Mount Palatine,
The imperial palace, compass huge, and high
The structure, skill of noblest architects,
With gilded battlements, conspicuous far,
Turrets, and terraces, and glittering spires. |
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