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capitolian |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Capitolian \Cap`i*to"li*an\, Capitoline \Cap"i*to*line\, a. [L. capitolinus: cf F. capitolin.] Of or pertaining to the Capitol in Rome. ``Capitolian Jove.'' --Macaulay. {Capitoline games} (Antiq.), annual games instituted at Rome by Camillus, in honor of Jupter Capitolinus on account of the preservation of the Capitol from the Gauls; when reinstituted by Domitian, arter a period of neglect, they were held every fifth year.
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