Vatican (colline)

La colline du Vatican (en latin : Mons Vaticanus) est le nom donné, bien avant la fondation du christianisme, à une colline au bord du Tibre en Italie face aux traditionnelles sept collines de Rome. Elle pourrait avoir été le site d'une ville étrusque appelée Vaticum^[1].

↑ « This name is believed to be derived from Vaticum, the name of an Etruscan settlement there that had vanished … The origin and meaning of Vaticum is not known for certain. In Latin vates means "prophet," and vaticinatio, "prophecy. » ((en) George W. Stimpson, A Book About a Thousand Things, Barnes & Noble, 2003 (lire en ligne))

[1] « This name is believed to be derived from Vaticum, the name of an Etruscan settlement there that had vanished … The origin and meaning of Vaticum is not known for certain. In Latin vates means "prophet," and vaticinatio, "prophecy. » ((en) George W. Stimpson, A Book About a Thousand Things, Barnes & Noble, 2003 (lire en ligne))

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