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Drawing of the ruins of the Arch of Janus (1575) Regio XI was dominated by the feature from which it derived its name, the Circus Maximus, Rome's largest venue for ludi (or public games) connected to Roman religious festivals. In extent, it was bordered by the Capitoline Hill to the north, the Palatine Hill to the east, the Aventine Hill to the ...
Founded. Old Kingdom era. The Circus Maximus ( Latin for "largest circus"; Italian: Circo Massimo) is an ancient Roman chariot-racing stadium and mass entertainment venue in Rome, Italy. In the valley between the Aventine and Palatine hills, it was the first and largest stadium in ancient Rome and its later Empire.
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Drawing of the ruins of the Arch of Janus (1575) Regio XI was dominated by the feature from which it derived its name, the Circus Maximus, Rome's largest venue for ludi (or public games) connected to Roman religious festivals. In extent, it was bordered by the Capitoline Hill to the north, the Palatine Hill to the east, the Aventine Hill to the ...
XI: Regio XI Circus Maximus. Regio XI took its name from the Circus Maximus, located in the valley between the Palatine and the Aventine. It contained the Circus Maximus, the Velabrum (the valley between the Palatine and Capitoline), as well as the areas next to the Forum Boarium and the Forum Holitorium. XII: Regio XII Piscina Publica
Regio XI Circus Maximus (Q20008731) Regio XI Circus Maximus. the eleventh regio of imperial Rome, under Augustus's administrative reform, that took its name from the Circus Maximus, located in the valley between the Palatine and the Aventine hills. edit.
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Regio I Porta Capena; Regio II Caelimontium; Regio III Isis et Serapis; Regio IV Templum Pacis; Regio IX Circus Flaminius; Regio V Esquiliae; Regio VI Alta Semita; Regio VII Via Lata; Regio VIII Forum Romanum; Regio X Palatium; Regio XI Circus Maximus; Regio XII Piscina Publica; Regio XIII Aventinus; Regio XIV Transtiberim; Roma quadrata
Pages in category "Regions of Augustan Rome". This list may not reflect recent changes. 14 regions of Augustan Rome. R. Regio I Porta Capena. Regio II Caelimontium. Regio III Isis et Serapis. Regio IV Templum Pacis. Regio IX Circus Flaminius.
