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The Caelian Hill, one of the seven hills of Rome
In Latin / Italian	Collis Caelius / Celio
Rione	Celio
Buildings	Baths of Caracalla, Villa Celimontana
Churches	Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Santo Stefano Rotondo, San Gregorio Magno, San Tommaso in Formis, Santa Maria in Domnica
People	Tullus Hostilius, Caelius Vibenna, Servius Tullius

Schematic map of Rome showing the seven hills and Servian wall

The Caelian Hill (Latin Collis Caelius, Italian Celio) is one of the famous Seven Hills of Rome. Under reign of Tullus Hostilius, the entire population of Alba Longa was forcibly resettled on the Caelian Hill.^[1] According to a tradition recounted by Titus Livy, the hill received its name from Caelius Vibenna, either because he established a settlement there or because his friend Servius Tullius wished to honor him after his death.

In Republican-era Rome the Caelian Hill was a fashionable residential district and the site of residences of the wealthy. Archeological work under the Baths of Caracalla have uncovered the remains of lavish villas complete with murals and mosaics. The Caelian is also the site of the Basilica of Santi Giovanni e Paolo and the ancient basilica of Santo Stefano Rotondo, known for its centralized, circular plan. A significant area of the hill is taken up by the villa and gardens of Villa Celimontana.

The Caelian Hill from the south

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^ Titus Livy. "28-30". From the Founding of the City: Book 1: The Earliest Legends of Rome. Canon Roberts (translator). Retrieved 23 January 2011.

Livy Book One

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Samuel Ball Platner, A Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome: Caelian Hill

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Basilicas and churches	Archbasilica of St. John Lateran Catacombs of Rome San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane Basilica di San Clemente Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls Chiesa del Gesù Santa Croce in Gerusalemme Santa Maria degli Angeli Santa Maria in Aracoeli Santa Maria in Cosmedin Santa Maria in Trastevere Santa Prassede Santa Sabina St. Peter's Basilica Sant'Ivo alla Sapienza Sistine Chapel

Roman villas	Villa Ada Villa Borghese Villa Doria Pamphili Villa Medici

Roman temples	Pantheon Temple of Castor and Pollux Temple of Portunus Temple of Hercules Victor Temple of Saturn Temple of Vesta

Roman architecture	Ara Pacis Castel Sant'Angelo Circus Maximus Colosseum Column of Marcus Aurelius Largo di Torre Argentina Monument to Vittorio Emanuele II Obelisks Palazzo Barberini Theatre of Marcellus Theatre of Pompey Tiber Island Trajan's Column Mausoleum of Augustus Trevi Fountain Baths of Caracalla Aurelian Walls Servian Wall Palazzo Farnese Piazza Navona Pyramid of Cestius Spanish Steps Torre delle Milizie Comitium Roman Forum Trajan's Market

Roman art	Apollo Belvedere Augustus of Prima Porta La Bocca della Verità Laocoön and His Sons

Seven hills of Rome	Aventine Hill Caelian Hill Capitoline Hill Esquiline Hill Palatine Hill Quirinal Hill Viminal Hill

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Coordinates: 41°53′06″N 12°29′48″E / 41.88500°N 12.49667°E / 41.88500; 12.49667

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