Cap`i*to"li*an (?), Cap"i*to*line (?), a. [L. capitolinus: cf. F. capitolin.]
Of or pertaining to the Capitol in Rome.
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Capitolian Jove."
Macaulay.
Capitoline games Antiq., annual games instituted at Rome by Camillus, in honor of Jupter Capitolinus, on account of the preservation of the Capitol from the Gauls; when reinstituted by Domitian, arter a period of neglect, they were held every fifth year.
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