Crossword-Solution: COLLINE 7 letters, 1 clue 🏆 scrabble score: 9

But when he found it to be so indeed, he entered at the Colline gate, and took Rome, in the three hundred and sixtieth year, or a little more, after it was built.

The town is built entirely on the plain, but the rich _colline_ of the Monferrato district begin to rise immediately outside it, and continue in an endless series of vineclad slopes and village-capped hill-tops as far as the eye can reach.

These _colline_ are of exquisite beauty in themselves, and from their sides the most magnificent views of Piedmont and the Alps extend themselves in every direction.

Jimbo began to hum the song of the village he had learned in school-- P'tit Bourcelles sur sa colline De partout a gentille mine; On y pratique avec success L'exploitation du francais, and the moment it was over, his sister burst out with the question that had been buzzing inside her head the whole time-- 'How long are you going to stay?' she said, as they climbed higher along the dusty road.

SOCIAL AND CIVIL WARS The agrarian laws of Appuleius--Luxury increases and faith falls away-- Rome for the Romans--Another Drusus appears--The brave Marsians menace Rome--Ten new tribes formed--A war with Mithridates of Pontus--Marius and Sulla struggle and Marius goes to the wall--Sulla besieges Athens-- Sulla threatens the senate--The capitol burned--A battle at the Colline Gate--Proscription and carnage--Sulla makes laws and retires to see the effect--A _congiarium_--A grand funeral and a cremation.