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The 14 regions. I: Regio I Porta Capena. II: Regio II Caelimontium. III: Regio III Isis et Serapis. IV: Regio IV Templum Pacis. V: Regio V Esquiliae. VI: Regio VI Alta Semita. VII: Regio VII Via Lata. VIII: Regio VIII Forum Romanum. IX: Regio IX Circus Flaminius. X: Regio X Palatium. XI: Regio XI Circus Maximus. XII: Regio XII Piscina Publica.
- 14 regions of Medieval Rome
During the Middle Ages, Rome was divided into a number of...
- 14 regions of Medieval Rome
During the Middle Ages, Rome was divided into a number of administrative regions ( Latin, regiones ), usually numbering between twelve and fourteen, which changed over time. Evolution of the Regions. Originally the city of Rome had been divided by Augustus into 14 regions in 7 BC.
14 regions of Augustan Rome. Map of Ancient Rome with the regions. In 7 BC, Augustus divided the city of Rome into 14 administrative regions ( Latin regiones, sing. regio ). These replaced the four regiones or "quarters" traditionally attributed to Servius Tullius, sixth King of Rome. They were further divided into official neighborhoods ( vici).
The Roman provinces (Latin: provincia, pl. provinciae) were the administrative regions of Ancient Rome outside Roman Italy that were controlled by the Romans under the Roman Republic and later the Roman Empire. Each province was ruled by a Roman appointed as governor.
The Regio I Porta Capena is the first regio of imperial Rome, under Augustus's administrative reform. Regio I took its name from the Porta Capena ("Gate to Capua "), a gate of the Servian Walls , through which the Appian Way entered the city prior to the construction of the Aurelian Walls .
The city of Rome was utterly transformed under Augustus, with Rome's first institutionalized police force, firefighting force, and the establishment of the municipal prefect as a permanent office. The police force was divided into cohorts of 500 men each, while the units of firemen ranged from 500 to 1,000 men each, with 7 units assigned to 14 divided city sectors.
This article seeks to address this lacuna. It begins by reviewing the history of Rome's regions and asking how and where the boundaries of the Augustan regions were recorded, before moving on to consider the impact of the regions on the Romans’ understanding and experiences of their city.
