Ancient Rome
According to tradition, Servius Tullius, sixth king of Rome, first divided the city into regiones, numbering four. During administrative reorganization after the Roman Republic collapsed, the first emperor Augustus created the 14 regiones of Rome that were to remain in effect throughout the Imperial era, as attested by the 4th-century regionaries that name them and provide data for each. All but Transtiberim (the modern Trastevere) were on the left bank of the river Tiber. The regions were:
- Porta Capena
- Caelimontium
- Isis et Serapis
- Templum Pacis
- Esquiliae
- Alta Semita
- Via Lata
- Forum Romanum
- Circus Flaminius
- Palatium
- Circus Maximus
- Piscina Publica
- Aventinus
- Transtiberim
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