Esquiliae

Latin la:mons Esquilinus Alternative forms la Aesquiliae la Ēxquiliae Etymology Perhaps either: related to la inquilīnus (see also la Esquilīnus), from itc-pro *eks *kʷelō *-jos la colō *kʷe/ilō *-jā 1, with cluster simplification /eksk/ → /esk/ as seen in la escendō; according to the legend the district was later added to Rome by the king Servius Tullius (Liv.I.44) to cope with the evergrowing flow of new Roman subjects; it would then mean: "the district of sojourners (or dwellers), once foreigners, living outside the city (pre-Servian Wall)".colō 132 Or, from la aesculus a kind of oak, compare la Viminālis mōns willow, osier hill. Pronunciation Ēsquiliae Proper noun Ēsquiliae<1.loc> a district in Rome situated on the Esquiline Hill, one of the seven hills of Rome the Esquiline Hill la Esquilīnus mōns Declension Ēsquiliae<1.loc> Derived terms la Esquilīnus la Esquilīnus mōns References Further reading la Rome Ancient Rome Hills