Căp'i-tō'li-an or Căp'i-tol-ine, a.

a. [Fr. capitolin, Lat. capitolinus. See CAPITOL.] Pertaining to the Capitol in Rome.

Capitoline games (Antiq.), annual games originally instituted by Camillus in honor of Jupiter Capitolinus, and in commemoration of the preservation of the capitol from the Gauls, and re-instituted, after having fallen into disuse, by Domitian, after which they were held every fifth year.