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Regola
Regola is the 7th of Rome, Italy, identified by the initials R. VII, and belongs to the Municipio I. The name comes from (the name is recognizable in the modern ''Via Arenula''), which was the name of the soft sand ( in Italian) that the river Tiber left after the floods, and that built strands on the left bank. The inhabitants of the are called . They were nicknamed ('tail-eaters'), after the typical dish , which was a specialty of the many ('butchers') of the . The seal of the represents a rampant deer with a turquoise background. History During the Roman Empire, the area belonged to the ''Campus Martius''. In particular, in the modern Regola there was the ''trigarium'', the stadium where the riders of the ''triga'' (a cart with three horses) used to train. When Augustus, Emperor Augustus divided Rome into 14 regions of Augustan Rome, 14 regions, the modern Regola belonged was included in the IX region called ''Circus Flaminius''. In the Middle Ages it entered the fourth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Rioni Of Rome
A ''rione'' of Rome (; : ''rioni'' of Rome) is a traditional administrative division of the city of Rome. '' Rione'' is an Italian term used since the 14th century to name a district of a town. The term was born in Rome, originating from the administrative divisions of the city. The word comes from the Latin word ''regio'' (: ''regiones''), 'region'; during the Middle Ages the Latin word became ''rejones'', from which ''rione'' comes. Currently, all the ''rioni'' are located in Municipio I of Rome. 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 ''Cataloghi regionari'', that name them and provide data for each. All but ''Transtiberim'' (the modern Trastevere) were on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Sant'Angelo (rione Of Rome)
Sant'Angelo is the 11th of Rome, Italy, located in Municipio I. Often written as , it has a coat of arms with an angel on a red background, holding a palm branch in its left hand. In another version, the angel holds a sword in its right hand and a Weighing scale, scale in its left. Sant'Angelo, the smallest of Rome's rioni, lies along the Tiber river east of Isola Tiberina, Tiber Island. Rioni bordering this district, clockwise from north to south, include Regola (rione of Rome), Regola, Sant'Eustachio (rione of Rome), Sant'Eustachio, Pigna (rione of Rome), Pigna, Campitelli, and Ripa (rione of Rome), Ripa. Sant'Angelo's western border is the river. The rione's terrain is low and flat and, until the construction of the Lungotevere, particularly susceptible to flooding from the river. The historical significance of Sant'Angelo is mainly the result of the presence here of the Roman Ghetto. History Roman Age: ''Circus Flaminius'' During the early Roman period, the territory ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Municipio I
Municipio I is an administrative subdivision of the municipality of Rome, encompassing the centre of the city. It was first created by Rome's city council on 19 January 2001 and has a president who is elected during the mayoral elections. On 11 March 2013 its borders were modified and it was expanded with the incorporation of part of the abolished ''Municipio XVII''. Since then all the rioni of Rome, which are the city's historic districts, form part of Municipio I together with the localities ''Delle Vittorie'' and ''Eroi''. Subdivision Municipio I is divided into 11 localities: Rioni Since 2013 the territory includes all 22 ''rioni'': R.I '' Monti'', R.II ''Trevi'', R.III '' Colonna'', R.IV '' Campo Marzio'', R.V '' Ponte'', R.VI '' Parione'', R.VII '' Regola'', R.VIII ''Sant'Eustachio'', R.IX '' Pigna'', R.X '' Campitelli'', R.XI '' Sant'Angelo'', R.XII '' Ripa'', R.XIII ''Trastevere'', R.XIV '' Borgo'', R.XV '' Esquilino'', R.XVI '' Ludovisi'', R.XVII '' Sallustiano'', R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Campo De' Fiori
Campo de' Fiori (, ) is a rectangular square south of Piazza Navona in Rome, Italy, at the border between the ''Rioni of Rome, rioni'' Parione and Regola (rione of Rome), Regola. It is diagonally southeast of the Palazzo della Cancelleria and one block northeast of the Palazzo Farnese. History In ancient Rome, the area was unused space between Pompey's Theatre and the flood-prone Tiber. Though the Orsini family, Orsini established themselves on the south flank of the space in the 13th century, until the 15th century, the square remained undeveloped. The first church in the immediate vicinity was built during the pontificate of Pope Boniface IX, Boniface IX (1389–1404), Saint Bridget of Sweden, Santa Brigida a Campo de' Fiori; with the building-up of the ''rione'', the church has now come to face that part of the former square that is now Palazzo Farnese, Rome, Piazza Farnese. In 1456, under Pope Callixtus III, Ludovico Cardinal Trevisani paved the area as part of a large proje ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Coda Alla Vaccinara
''Coda alla vaccinara'' () is an oxtail stew in modern Roman cuisine including various vegetables, notably celery. The tail is considered offal, nicknamed in Rome the '' quinto quarto'' (). Preparation The oxtail is parboiled and then simmered with large amounts of celery (typically 1.5 kilograms of celery for every kilogram of tail), carrots, and aromatic herbs. Tomatoes and red wine are added, and then the mixture is cooked further with a soffritto of onions, garlic, prosciutto, pancetta, and some other ingredients. During the final phase of cooking, a bouquet garni of bay leaves, celery stalks, and cloves is put in the pot for flavouring. It is cooked until the meat easily separates from the bones. It is seasoned with cinnamon, nutmeg, and black pepper and garnished with pine nuts. ''Coda'' is usually prepared to taste sweet and sour, usually using raisins, or sometimes candied fruit or a small amount of grated bittersweet chocolate. ''Coda'' is generally prepared in advan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Palazzo Farnese
Palazzo Farnese () or Farnese Palace is one of the most important High Renaissance palaces in Rome. Owned by the Italian Republic, it was given to the French government in 1936 for a period of 99 years, and currently serves as the French embassy in Italy. First designed in 1517 for the Farnese family, the building expanded in size and conception when Alessandro Farnese became Pope Paul III in 1534, to designs by Antonio da Sangallo the Younger. Its building history involved some of the most prominent Italian architects of the 16th century, including Michelangelo, Jacopo Barozzi da Vignola and Giacomo della Porta. At the end of the 16th century, the important fresco cycle of ''The Loves of the Gods'' in the Farnese Gallery was carried out by the Bolognese painter Annibale Carracci, marking the beginning of two divergent trends in painting during the 17th century, the Roman High Baroque and Classicism. The famous Farnese sculpture collection, now in the National Archeo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ripa (rione Of Rome)
Ripa is the 12th of Rome, Italy, identified by the initials R. XII, and it is located in the Municipio I. The coat of arms of the depicts a white rudder on a red background, to remind the port of Ripa Grande, that was placed in Trastevere, but faced the . History The borough has always been urbanized, although not intensively, since the Ancient Rome: at that time, the area included three ''regiones'', ''Circus Maximus'', ''Piscina Publica'' and ''Aventinus''. As of the 4th century, the bank of the River Tiber in the ''rione'' was called ''Ripa Graeca'', after a Greek community that settled there and increased during the following centuries, particularly in the 8th century, when the area was inhabited by Greek and Latin people escaped from the iconoclastic persecutions led by Leo III the Isaurian. During the Middle Ages, the northern part of the ''rione'' remained unpopulated, with the only exceptions of some fortified monastery and a baronial castle, the ''Rocca Savella''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Sant'Eustachio (rione Of Rome)
Sant'Eustachio () is the 8th of Rome, Italy, identified by the initials R. VIII. It is named after the eponymous church and is located within the Municipio I. Its coat of arms depicts the head of a stag with a cross between the antlers, symbol of Saint Eustace: the figure is golden on a red background. Geography Northward, Sant'Eustachio borders with Campo Marzio (R. IV), whose boundary is defined by Piazza in Campo Marzio, Via della Stelletta and Via dei Portoghesi. It also borders with Ponte, from which is separated by Via dei Pianellari, Piazza di Sant'Agostino, Via di Sant'Agostino and Piazza delle Cinque Lune. To the west, the ''rione'' borders with Parione (R. VI), from which is separated by Piazza delle Cinque Lune, Corso del Rinascimento, Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, Largo dei Chiavari and Via dei Chiavari. Southward, Sant'Eustachio borders with Regola (R. VII), the boundary being outlined by Via dei Giubbonari, Piazza Benedetto Cairoli, Via Arenula and Via di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Parione
Parione is the 6th of Rome, Italy, identified by the initials R. VI, and belongs to the Municipio I. Its name comes from the fact that in the area there was a huge ancient wall, maybe belonging to the stadium of Domitianus; the nickname people gave to this wall was ('big wall' in ancient Italian), from which the name ''Parione''. The coat of arms of the depicts a rampant griffon, a Greek mythological creature with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion. It was chosen as a symbol of pride and nobility. History During antiquity, it belonged to the IX Augustan region called '' Circus Flaminius''. In this area Domitianus built his stadium and an ''Odeon'' (''Odeum'' in Latin), for musical and poetic competitions. Pompey too built there his ''curia''. Around the 1200 the area was called ''Parione e S. Lorenzo in Damaso'' and the population kept on increasing until the 15th century, when the borough obtained a great importance thanks to the paving of Campo de' Fiori, tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ponte (rione Of Rome)
Ponte is the 5th of Rome, Italy, identified by the initials R. V, and is located in Municipio I. Its name (English: 'bridge') comes from Ponte Sant'Angelo, which connects Ponte with the ''rione'' of Borgo. This bridge was built by Emperor Hadrian (and originally was named after him ) in 134 AD to connect his mausoleum to the rest of the city. Though Pope Sixtus V changed the limits, so that the bridge belongs now to Borgo, not to Ponte anymore, the area has kept its name and a bridge as its coat of arms. History In ancient Rome In modern historiography, ancient Rome is the Roman people, Roman civilisation from the founding of Rome, founding of the Italian city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the Fall of the Western Roman Empire, collapse of the Western Roman Em ..., the area belonged to the IX 14 regions of Augustan Rome, Augustan region called Circus Flaminius, that was a part of the Campus Martius. Nero built another bridge, that was called Pons Neronianus, Nero ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Trastevere
Trastevere () is the 13th of Rome, Italy. It is identified by the initials R. XIII and it is located within Municipio I. Its name comes from Latin (). Its coat of arms depicts a golden head of a lion on a red background, the meaning of which is uncertain. History In Rome's Roman Kingdom, Regal period (753–509 BC), the area across the Tiber belonged to the Etruscans: the Romans named it ''Ripa Etrusca'' (Etruscan bank). Rome conquered it to gain control of and access to the river from both banks, but was not interested in building on that side of the river. In fact, the only connection between Trastevere and the rest of the city was a small wooden bridge called the ''Pons Sublicius'' (English: 'bridge on wooden piles'). By the time of the Roman Republic, Republic BC, the number of sailors and fishermen making a living from the river had increased, and many had taken up residence in Trastevere. Immigrants from the East also settled there, mainly Jews and Demographics of Sy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Italian Language
Italian (, , or , ) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family. It evolved from the colloquial Latin of the Roman Empire. Italian is the least divergent language from Latin, together with Sardinian language, Sardinian. It is spoken by about 68 million people, including 64 million native speakers as of 2024. Italian is an official language in Languages of Italy, Italy, Languages of San Marino, San Marino, Languages of Switzerland, Switzerland (Ticino and the Grisons), and Languages of Vatican City, Vatican City; it has official Minority language, minority status in Minority languages of Croatia, Croatia, Slovene Istria, Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the municipalities of Santa Teresa, Espírito Santo, Santa Tereza, Encantado, Rio Grande do Sul, Encantado, and Venda Nova do Imigrante in Languages of Brazil#Language co-officialization, Brazil. Italian is also spoken by large Italian diaspora, immigrant and expatriate communities in the Americas and Austral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
