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Webster 1913 Edition

Capitoline

{

Capˊi-to′li-an

,

Cap′i-to-line

, }
Adj.
[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
Jupiter Capitolinus
, on account of the preservation of the Capitol from the Gauls; when reinstituted by
Domitian
, after a period of neglect, they were held every fifth year.

Webster 1828 Edition

Capitoline

CAPITOLINE

,
Adj.
Pertaining to the capitol in Rome. The Capitoline Games were annual games instituted by Camillus in honor of Jupiter Capitolinus, and in commemoration of the preservation of the capitol from the Gauls, and other games instituted by Domitian and celebrated every five years.

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