| Velian Hill | |
|---|---|
| Hill of Rome | |
| Latin name | Velia, Veliae |
| Italian name | Velia |
| Rione | Campitelli |
| Buildings | Arch of Titus, Sepulcretum, Domus Valeriorum |
| Ancient Roman religion | Temple of the Penates |
The Velia — or Velian Hill or Velian Ridge — is a saddle or spur stretching out from the middle of the north side of the Palatine Hill towards the Oppian Hill[1] (itself a spur of the Esquiline Hill) in Rome.
In later times, the Velia was called Summa Sacra Via ("Summit of the Sacra Via") — since that road began there at its highest point — and was marked by the Arch of Titus and Temple of Venus and Roma. (An alternate theory is that the Velia was actually the eastern half of the Palatine).[2]
- ^ Dionys. V.19
- ^ Gilbert, Otto (1883-90), Geschichte und Topographie der Stadt Rom in Altertum; 3 vols., Leipzig; Vol. I, pp 104‑109.