Caelian

[ see-lee-uhn ]

/ Ë?si li É™n /

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noun

the southeastern hill of the seven hills of ancient Rome.

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Words nearby Caelian

Cadwallader, CAE, caecilian, caecum, CÃ¦dmon, Caelian, Caelum, Caen, caeno-, caenogenesis, Caenozoic

How to use Caelian in a sentence

They erected on the Caelian hill a magnificent palace, and as soon as it was finished, invited Aurelian to supper.
The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire|Edward Gibbon
He gave his own palace on the Caelian Hill as a site for a Christian temple.
Conversion of a High Priest into a Christian Worker|Meletios Golden
Three had been brought up in the monastery on the Caelian, and one at least would now make an excellent interpreter.
The Paladins of Edwin the Great|Clements R. Markham
A week afterward he went to dine at a beautiful villa on the Caelian Hill, and, on arriving, dismissed his hired vehicle.
Daisy Miller|Henry James

Caligula connected the hill with the Forum, and Nero opened up an entrance towards the Caelian.
Rome|Mildred Anna Rosalie Tuker

British Dictionary definitions for Caelian

Caelian

/ (Ë?siË?lÉªÉ™n) /

noun

the southeasternmost of the Seven Hills of Rome

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