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Old City refers to the original sight of [[Latinic people|Latinic]] settlement in the area, forming the establishment of the historic ''Colonia Urceopolitania'' during the [[Latin Heroic Age]]. Accordingly, the Old City is home to many ancient sites and structures, including the [[Levantine Forum]], which was the original commercial and political center of the city. | Old City refers to the original sight of [[Latinic people|Latinic]] settlement in the area, forming the establishment of the historic ''Colonia Urceopolitania'' during the [[Latin Heroic Age]]. Accordingly, the Old City is home to many ancient sites and structures, including the [[Levantine Forum]], which was the original commercial and political center of the city. | ||
===New City=== | ===New City=== | ||
New City refers to land which was once an elevated hill known as the '' | New City refers to land which was once an elevated hill known as the ''Caeline Hill'' or ''Collis Caelius'' which had a commanding view of the [[Urce River]], the Flats, and Old City of Urceopolis. It became a natural expansion of the early city and was the site of several fortifications and large homes during the early peak of the city under [[Great Levantia]]. As the city declined, the Caelian Hill/New City area became the site of the fortified mansion of the [[Julian dynasty]] known as the [[Julian Palace|Domus Julii]]. Gradually, the home of the Julians spread out across the hill and today encompasses much of New City as the [[Julian Palace]]. The Palace and New City are home to the [[Government of Urcea]], and accordingly the borough is almost entirely comprised of either the Palace, various chapels and churches, or ancillary government office buildings. | ||
===the Flats and Aricina=== | ===the Flats and Aricina=== |