Aventinus mons

Latin Aventine hill la:mons Aventinus thumb|400px|Schematic map of Rome showing the seven hills Alternative forms la Aventīnus m la Aventīnum n Etymology Unclear, ancient authors derive it either from: Aventinus of Alba Longa Aventinus, legendary king of Alba Longa; Aventinus, a legendary king of the Aborigines (mythology) Aborigines; (according to Servius the Grammarian Servius) la avis, on account of the many birds who roosted there; Aventinus (mythology) Aventinus, son of Hercules, rejected by Servius as having been named after the hill itself; (more likely, according to Varro) la Avens (modern-day Velino) (+ la -īnus), a river nearby, also rejected by Servius.Servius' In Vergilii Aeneidem Commentarii 7.657 Pronunciation Aventīnus mōns Proper noun Aventīnus<+> mōns<3.M.sg> the Aventine Hill, one of the seven hills of Rome la Caelius mōns Capitōlium Esquilīnus mōns Palātium Quirinālis collis Viminālis collis la Esquiliae la Capitōlīnus mōns la Palātīnus mōns Declension Aventīnus<+> mōns<3.M.sg> Descendants en Aventine fr Aventin it Aventino References Further reading Aventīnus la Rome Ancient Rome Hills