From its earliest days, Rome has been divided into administrative districts, which over time has led to the characterization of each of them, both socially, historically and culturally. This series of articles is an...

The Monti (hills) district takes its name from the hills of Esquiline, Viminal and part of the Quirinal. Until the beginning of the 20th century, it also included Caelio, until it was separated into...

Trevi is a corruption of the Latin trivium (three-way crossroads). Three main roads once converged in the center of the area, at a place corresponding to Piazza dei Crociferi. The shape of the square...

The name of the neighborhood comes from the Column of Marcus Aurelius (180 AD), located in the square also called Piazza Colonna. The medieval name Regio Columne et Sancte Marie in Aquiro included both...

Campo Marzio (Marzo is an archaic pronunciation) is a city district named after the Field of Mars (Campus Martius) of ancient Rome. The latter included the vast plains north of the Capitoline Hill, enclosed...

The name of the Ponte district (Latin Pons – bridge) comes from the bridge of Sant’Angelo, the ancient Pons Elius, built by Emperor Hadrian (full name Publius Aelius Hadrian Trajan) in 134 AD to...

The name Parione comes from the Latin paries (wall) meaning “great wall” and probably refers to the remains of some ancient building located in the area but never identified. In the Middle Ages, this...

Regola is a corruption of the Latin word renula (fine sand). The name of the street and square, Arenula, is also derived from it. The area was once subjected to the overflows of the...

St. Eustachius, to whom the church in the center of the area is dedicated, was the name of a Christian martyr of the early 2nd century. The medieval name of the district, Regio Sancti...