Show esquiline hill in rome the esquiline hill is the highest of the seven hills of rome it is between the and hills and is feet in height under augustus it was laid out in pleasure gardens known as the gardens of maecenas soon after it was the fashionable residential portion of the city virgil horace maecenas and properties Proper tius were among its residents the baths of titus and neros golden palace were on the Esqui linus and many ruins have been uncovered only to be destroyed in the erection of new buildings the esquiline is a portion of rome with fine streets and an d buildings |