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The Capitoline Hill (Capitolinus), or 'Campidoglio' as it has been known locally for the last 500 years is the smallest of Rome's hills, occupied today by three palaces; Palazzo dei Conservatori, built on top of the ancient Temple of Iuppiter Optimus Maximus (inaugurated in 509 BC), Palazzo Nuovo (1603) and Palazzo Senatorio, built over the Tabularium. The Etruscan Temple of Veiovis existed between the peaks of Arx and Capitolium from c. 196 BC after the influential Capitoline Triad of Juno (Temple of Juno Moneta, built on the Arx in 344 BC), Minerva (Temple of Virtus) and Jupiter went into decline. By the 11th Century the Capitoline had become the focal point of city affairs. On May 19th 1347 it was at the heart of a movement fired by Cola di Rienzo (Rienzi) to revive the traditions, prestige and power of Ancient Rome. The tribune turned senator came unstuck in 1354, killed by an angry mob outside his own residence. Inevitably, use of the Capitoline Hill for sacred means waned and by the 16th Century, disrepair and deterioration prevailed. In 1536, Pope Paul III summoned Michelangelo to design Piazza del Campidoglio and redesign existing buildings. On the site of the Temple of Juno Moneta and a Byzantine Abbey perches Santa Maria in Aracoeli, 122 or 124 steps lead up to it's entrance depending on the angle of ascent.
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