Regio XII Piscina Publica
The Regio XII Piscina Publica is the twelfth regio of imperial Rome, under Augustus's administrative reform. Regio XII took its name from the ''Piscina Publica'', a swimming pool that disappeared during the middle imperial period. Geographic extent and important features Regio XII was named after the principal feature of this area during the reign of Augustus, the ''Piscina Publica'', a public reservoir and swimming pool, built around the 3rd century BCE. In extent, this region was bordered by the ''Vicus Piscinae Publicae'' to the north, the Via Ostiensis to the west, the Via Appia and the Via Latina to the east, and the Aurelian Walls to the south. Its principal gates through the walls were the Porta Appia and the Porta Ardeatina. A measurement taken at the end of the 4th century recorded that the perimeter of the region was 12,000 Roman feet (approximately 3.5 km), making it one of the smaller of the Augustan regions. The ''Piscina'' itself sat in the low-lying area b ...
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