Palatine hill

Since the foundation of Rome the Palatine Hill was a very important hill in the history of the city. According to legend, it was near near this hill that she-wolf Lupa found Romulus and Remus. Romulus wanted to build the city on the Palatine Hill and Remus – on the Aventine Hill. Finally, Romulus killed Remus and founded the «eternal city» on the Palatine Hill on April 21, 753 B.C.