Monte Sacro
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Monte Sacro is a hill in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
on the banks of the river Aniene
Aniene
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, some kilometres to the north-east of the Campidoglio. It popularly derives its name from being the site of rituals by augur
Augur
The augur was a priest and official in the classical world, especially ancient Rome and Etruria. His main role was to interpret the will of the gods by studying the flight of birds: whether they are flying in groups/alone, what noises they make as they fly, direction of flight and what kind of...
s or haruspices
Haruspex
In Roman and Etruscan religious practice, a haruspex was a man trained to practice a form of divination called haruspicy, hepatoscopy or hepatomancy. Haruspicy is the inspection of the entrails of sacrificed animals, especially the livers of sacrificed sheep and poultry...
and gives its name to the Monte Sacro quarter
Monte Sacro (quarter)
Monte Sacro is the 16th quarter of Rome, named after the Monte Sacro....
.