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== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_70036" /> == | |||
<p> A temple and citadel erected by Tarquin on the Capitoline Hill, one of the seven hills of Rome, and where victors who were voted a triumph were crowned; terminated at its southern extremity by Tarpeian Rock, from which criminals guilty of treason were precipitated; hence the saying, "The Tarpeian Rock is near the Capitol," to denote the close connection between glory and disgrace. </p> | <p> A temple and citadel erected by Tarquin on the [[Capitoline]] Hill, one of the seven hills of Rome, and where victors who were voted a triumph were crowned; terminated at its southern extremity by [[Tarpeian]] Rock, from which criminals guilty of treason were precipitated; hence the saying, "The Tarpeian [[Rock]] is near the Capitol," to denote the close connection between glory and disgrace. </p> | ||
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