Districts of Ancient Rome

• In 7 BCE Augustus divided Rome into 14 Districts called ‘Regiones’. Previously there had been 4.
• These Districts were then subdivided into neighbourhoods known as ‘vici’.

 The 14 Districts of Rome

1. • I Porta Capena
   • II Caelimontium
   • III Isis et Serapis
   • IV Templum Pacis
   • V Esquiliae
   • VI Alta Semita
   • VII Via Lata
   • VIII Forum Romanum
   • IX Circus Flaminius
   • X Palatium
   • XI Circus Maximus
   • XII Piscina Publica
   • XIII Aventinus
   • XIV Transtiberim (Trastevere today)

• Districts outside the Servian Wall:
  • I, V, VII, IX, XII, XIII, XIV.

The City of Rome

• Rome’s history goes back 2,800 years and is preserved in its Monuments and Museums.

Local Government of Ancient Rome

• Mayor of Ancient Rome
• Police Force of Ancient Rome
• Fire Brigade of Ancient Rome
• Roman Highway Code
• Population of Ancient Rome

Great Fire of Rome (64 CE)

• Three of the fourteen Districts were razed to the ground and seven were badly damaged.

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