The Esquiline Hill is one of the famous seven hills of Rome. It gets its name from all the squirrels which used to live there before it was fortified in 510 BC. It is the highest of them and consists of four individual summits: the Aurelian, the Oppian, the Fagutalis and the Cispius (site of the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore). The seven hills are located close to the Colosseum and in ancient Rome were a fashionable residential district. Nowadays it is a popular touristical site and houses many budget hotels. The Seven Hills of Rome east of the Tiber form the heart of Rome. ... City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC mythical, 1st millennium BC Region Latium Mayor Walter Veltroni (Democratici di Sinistra) Area  - City Proper  1290 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 2,546,807 almost 4,000,000 1... The Seven Hills of Rome east of the Tiber form the heart of Rome. ... The Colosseum or Coliseum, originally known as the Flavian Amphitheatre (lat. ... City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC mythical, 1st millennium BC Region Latium Mayor Walter Veltroni (Democratici di Sinistra) Area  - City Proper  1290 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 2,546,807 almost 4,000,000 1...

In 1781 it was found a Roman copy in marble of a Discus thrower the so called Discobolus of Myron. The Italian Archeologist Carlo Fea recognized the originality of the Greek sculpture Myron. Marble This page is about the metamorphic rock. ... The discus throw is an athletics (track and field) throwing event. ... The so called Discobolus of Myron is one the most famous works of the Greek antiquity according to Pliny (, 34, 57). ... Myron was a Greek sculptor of the middle 5th century BC. He was born at Eleutherae on the borders of Boeotia and Attica. ... Carlo Fea (2 February 1753 - 18 March 1836) was an Italian archaeologist. ...