Capitoline games
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| (Antiq.) | annual games instituted at Rome by Camillus, in honor of Jupiter Capitolinus, on account of the preservation of the Capitol from the Gauls; when reinstituted by Domitian, after a period of neglect, they were held every fifth year. |
See also: Capitolian
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.