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page 1Septimontium
Palatine Hill
centremost of the seven hills of Rome, Italy
Caelian Hill
one of the seven hills of Rome, Italy
Oppian Hill
southern spur of the Esquiline Hill in Rome
Velian Hill
hill in Rome

Septimontium
thumb|Map of the Seven hills of Rome
The Septimontium was a proto-urban festival celebrated in ancient Rome by montani, residents of the seven (sept-) communities associated with the hills or peaks of Rome (montes): Oppius, Palatium, Velia, Fagutal, Cermalus, Caelius, and Cispius. The Septimontium was celebrated in September, or, according to later calendars, on 11 December. It was not a public festival in the sense of feriae populi, according to Varro, who sees it as an urban analog to the rural Paganalia.