Viminal Hill

The Viminal (Italian Monte Viminale, latin Collis Viminalis ) is the smallest of the traditional seven hills of Rome. Today, on the 49 -meter-high hill, the Italian Ministry of the Interior in the Viminale his seat; so you hear in Italian news from Viminale, the Interior Ministry is meant.

History

The Viminal belonged as the adjacent Quirinal to the ancient Roman tribe Collina (the two hills were the only ones who were referred to as collis rather than mons "mountain" ) and was originally settled by the Sabines. He served primarily as a residential area and had few public buildings. To the east of Viminals was the Servian Wall at the Porta Viminalis.

Since the Augustan period were Viminal and Quirinal to the 6th region ( Alta Semita ).

On the Viminal also the Baths of Diocletian and the praetorian camp were.