Pincio
The Pincio , of Latin Mons Pincius , is a hill of Rome, in the north of the Quirinal, and dominating the Champ de Mars. Located out of the Pomœrium of the ancient Rome, it does not form part of the Seven hills of Rome, but was included inside the Mur of Aurélien builds between 270 and 273.
At the end of the republican time , several important families had there villas and gardens (called horti ), of which the Horti Lucullani (created by Lucullus), the Horti Sallustiani (created by Salluste), the Horti Pompeiani , and the Horti Aciliorum , which explains its ancient nickname of Collis Hortulorum , the “hill of the gardens”. Its modern name derives from the nomen of one of the families which occupied it at fourth century BC, Pincii.
Several villas and gardens always occupy the site currently, of which the Galerie Borghèse, surrounded by the gardens of the Villa Borghèse. Piazza Napoleone, to the top of the hill, offers a view from above on the Piazza del Popolo, to which it is connected by staircases, and a panorama on the whole city.
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