Capitolian \Cap`i*to"li*an\, Capitoline \Cap"i*to*line\, a. [L. capitolinus: cf. F. capitolin.]

Of or pertaining to the Capitol in Rome. ``Capitolian Jove.'' --Macaulay.

Capitoline games (Antiq.), annual games instituted at Rome by Camillus, in honor of Jupter Capitolinus, on account of the preservation of the Capitol from the Gauls; when reinstituted by Domitian, arter a period of neglect, they were held every fifth year.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)