At school, since elementary school we have heard about the seven hills of Rome. They were fundamental since the birth of the first nucleus of the city. According to tradition, in fact, the birth of Rome took place on seven hills, small hills that today are perfectly integrated into the residential fabric of the historic center of the Eternal City. Why are there really seven famous ones (actually there are more)? And what is the hill where the first portion of the city was built? Let’s find out all the curiosities about the hills of Rome together. The official list of hills is reported by the authors Plutarch and Cicero who, in their works, speak of seven hills (actually, in the historic center of the city there are also three others). The seven official hills of Rome are: Aventine, Campidoglio, Celio, Esquilino, Palatino, Quirinale, and Viminale. The other three hills, on the other hand, are: Gianicolo, Pincio and Vatican. In some eras the Gianicolo and Vatican hills were part of the official list, but in this the Quirinale and the