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Definition of Capitoline games

Capitoline games
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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- In Ancient Rome, the Capitoline Games (Latin: Ludi Capitolini) were annual games (ludi). They started out as religious holiday celebrations that "called...
- reintroduced with the Capitoline Games. The most important building Domitian restored was the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus on the Capitoline Hill, said to...
- legionary legates in Britain cashiered. On 15 October 184, at the Capitoline Games, a Cynic philosopher publicly denounced Perennis before Commodus. His...
- by the Gauls under Brennus. Marcus Furius Camillus introduces the Capitoline Games (Ludi Capitolini) in honour of Jupiter Capitolinus, and in commemoration...
- method in Europe for naming years. Emperor Domitian introduces the Capitoline Games. Roman general (and ****ure emperor) Trajan begins a campaign to crush...
- while he invested large sums on entertainment and games. In 86, he founded the Capitoline Games, a quadrennial contest comprising athletic displays...
- by the Gauls under Brennus. Marcus Furius Camillus introduces the Capitoline Games (Ludi Capitolini) in honour of Jupiter Capitolinus, and in commemoration...
- continues until the peace treaty of 105. Emperor Domitian introduces the Capitoline Games. Roman general (and ****ure emperor) Trajan begins a campaign to crush...
- multiplied by then. He thus triumphed in the race in armor at the Capitoline Games, during their recreation in Rome by Domitian in 86 AD. The emperor...
- of the foundation of Jupiter's Capitoline temple. The other (and probably older) festival was part of the Plebeian Games (Ludi Plebei), and was held on...