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The Chronography of 354 AD. Part 14: Notice of the 14 regions of the City.  Topographie der Stadt Rom in Alterthum II (1871), pp.543-571.

  CVRIOSVM VRBIS REGIONVM XIV
CVM BREVIARIVS SVIS		     NOTITIA REGIONVM VRBIS XIV      
                               
  REGIO I PORTA CAPENA       REGIO I PORTA CAPENA       REGION 1 CAPENA GATE    
    continet       continet       contains    
  aedem Honoris et Virtutis     aedem Honoris et Virtutis     Temple of Honour and Virtue  
  Camenas     Camenas et     A fountain dedicated to the muses  
  lacum Prometei     lacum Promethei     Lake of Prometheus  
  balneum Torquati     balineum Torquati et Vespasiani     Baths of Torquatus and Vespasian  
  thermas Severianus et Commodianas     thermas Severianus et Commodianas     Severian and Commodian hot baths   
  aream Apollonis et Splenis     aream Apollonis et Splenis et Calles     Parks of Apollo and Splenis  
  vicum vitrarium     vicum vitrarium     District connected with cloth-making  
  aream pannariam     aream pannariam     District connected with cloth-making  
  mutatorium Caesaris     mutatorium Caesaris     Place where imperial carriages were kept  
  balneum Abascantis et Mamertini     balineum Bolani et Mamertini     Baths of T. Flavius Abascantus (freedman of Domitian) and S. Petronius Mamertinus (praetorian prefect, 139-143 AD)  
  aream carruces     aream carruces     A public square where private carriages might be left (banned in Rome itself).  
      balineum Abascanti et Antiochiani      
  aedem Martis     aedem Martis et Minervae et Tempestatis     Temples of Mars and Minerva and Tempest  
  flumen Almonis     flumen Almonis     The river Almo  
  arcum divi Veri et Traiani et Drusi     arcum divi Veri Partici et divi Traiani et Drusi     Arches of the deified Verus Parthicus and deified Trajan and Drusus  
  vici X     vici X     streets 10  
  aed. X     aediculae X     10 shrines  
  vicomag. XLVIII     vicomagistri XLVIII     48 vicomagisters  
  cur. II     curatores II     2 curators  
  insulae III.CCL     insulae III.CCL     3,250 blocks of flats  
  dom. CXX     domos CXX     120 houses  
  horr. XVI     horrea XVI     16 grain warehouses  
  bal. LXXXVI     balinea LXXXVI     86 bath-houses  
  lacos LXXXI     lacos LXXXVII     81/87 cisterns  
  pist. XX     pistrina XX     20 bakeries/mills  
  continet pedes XII CCXI s.     continet pedes  XII CCXVIIII s.     circumference 12,211/12,219 paces  
           
  REGIO II CAEOLEOMONTIVM     REGIO II CAELEMONTIVM     REGION 2 CAELIAN HILL  
  continet     continet     contains  
  Claudium     templum Claudii     temple of Claudius  
  macellum magnum     macellum magnum     The great food-market  
  lupanarios     lupanarios     brothels  
  atrium Cyclopis     antrum Cyclopis     cave of the Cyclops  
  cohort. V vigilum     cohortem V vigilum     5th cohort of watchmen  
  caput Africes     castra peregrina     barracks of soldiers temporarily in Rome  
  arborem sanctam     caput Africae     the Head of Africa  
  castra peregrina     arborem sanctam     the sacred tree  
  domum Philippi     domum Philippi     the house of Philip  
  Victiliana     Victiliana     Victilian house  
  ludum matutinum et Dacicum     ludum matutinum et Gallicum     gladiators' pre-morning warm-up area  
  spoliarium     spoliarium     place where armour of dead gladiators was removed (Seneca Ad Lucil. 93:12; Hist. August. Commodus 18:5, 19:1).  
  saniarium     samiarium     gladiator first-aid station  
      armamentiarum      
  micam aureum     micam aureum     The Golden Flake (= a lodge of Nero's Golden House)  
  vici VII     vici VII     streets 7  
  aed. VII     aediculae VII     7 shrines  
  vicomag. XLVIII     vicomagistri XLVIII     48 vicomagisters  
  curat. II     curatores II     2 curators  
  insulae III.DC     insulae III.DC     3,600 blocks of flats  
  dom. CXXVII     domos CXXVII     127 houses  
  horr. XXVII     horrea XXVII     27 grain warehouses  
  bal. LXXXV     balinea LXXXV     85 bath-houses  
  lacos LXV     lacos LXV     65 cisterns  
  pist. XV     pistrina XV     15 bakeries/mills  
  continet pedes XII CC     continet pedes XII CC     circumference 12,200 paces  
           
  REGIO III ISIS ET SERAPIS     REGIO III ISIS ET SERAPIS     REGION 3 ISIS AND SERAPIS  
  continet     continet     contains  
  monetam     monetam     the mint  
  amphitheatrum qui capet loca LXXXVII     amphitheatrum qui capit loca LXXXVII     amphitheatre with 87,000 seats  
  ludum magnum     ludum matutinum et Dacicum      
  domum Britti Praesentis     domum Brutti Praesentis     the  House of Brutius Praesens (AD 180)  
  summum choragum     summum choragum     the principal supplier of theatrical goods  
  lacum pastorum     lacum pastorum     the lake of the shepherds  
  scolam quaestorum et caplatorum     scholam quaestorum et caplatorum     schools of quaestors and caplatores (olive-press labourers).  
  thermas Titianas et Traianas     thermas Titianas et Traianas     Titian and Trajanic hot bathhouses  
  porticum Libies     porticum Liviae     Portico of Livia   
  castra Misenantium     castra Misenatium     barracks of sailors detached from the fleet at Misenum to work in the amphitheatre  
  vici XII     vici XII     streets 12  
  aed. XII     aediculae XII     12 shrines  
  vicomag. XLVIII     vicomagistri XLVIII     48 vicomagisters  
  cur. II     curatores II     2 curators  
  insulae II.DCCLVII     insulae II.DCCLVII     2,757 blocks of flats  
  dom. LX     domos CLX     60/160 houses  
  horr. XVIII     horrea XVII     17 grain warehouses  
  bal. LXXX     balinea LXXX     80 bath houses  
  lacos LXV     lacos LXV     65 cisterns  
  pist. XVI     pistrina XVI     16 bakeries/mills  
  continet pedes XII CCCL     continet pedes XII CCCL     circumference 12,350 paces  
           
  REGIO IV TEMPLVM PACIS     REGIO IV TEMPLVM PACIS     REGION 4 TEMPLE OF PEACE  
  continet     continet     contains  
  porticum absidatum     porticum absidatum     Apsidal gate containing spoils of Jerusalem  
      aream Vulcani     The park of Vulcan  
  aura bucinum     aureum bucinum     The golden trumpet  
  Apollinem sandaliarum     Apollinem sandaliarum     Statue of Apollo in the Sandalarian vicus  
  templum Telluris     templum Telluris     The temple of Earth  
      horrea chartaria     Chartarian grain warehouse  
  tigillum sororum     tigillum sororum     Possibly a gate with two altars   
  colossum altum pedes CII s. habet in capite radia VII singula pedum XXII s.     colossum altum pedes CII s. habet in capite radia numero VII singula pedum XXII s.     The colossal statue, 102 feet high.  On its head are 7 rays each 22 feet long.  
  metam sudantem     metam sudantem     The sweating cone  
  templum Romae     templum Romae et Veneris     The temple of Rome and Venus  
  aedem Iobis     aedem Iovis statoris     The temple of Jupiter Statoris  
  viam sacram     viam sacram     The sacred way  
  basilicam novam et Pauli     basilicam Constantinianam     The new/Constantinian basilica  
      templum Faustinae     The temple of Faustina  
  templum Faustinae     basilicam Pauli     The basilica of Paul  
  forum transitorum     forum transitorum     The market of passers-through.  
  Suburam     Suburam     The Subura  
  balneum Dafnidis     balineum Dafnidis     The bath-house of Daphne  
  vici VIII     vici VIII     streets 8  
  aed. VIII     aediculae VIII     8 shrines  
  vicomag. XLVIII     vicomagistri XLVIII     48 vicomagisters  
  curat. II     curatores II     2 curators  
  insulae II.DCCLVII     insulae II.DCCLVII     2,757 blocks of flats  
  dom. LXXXVIII     domos LXXXVIII     88 houses  
  horr. XVIII     horrea XVIII     18 grain warehouses  
  bal. LXV     balinea LXXV     65/75 bath houses  
  lacos LXXI     lacos LXXVIII     71/78 cisterns  
  pist. XV     pistrina XV     15 bakeries/mills  
  continet pedes XIII     continet pedes XIII     circumference 13,000 paces  
           
  REGIO V EXQVILIAE     REGIO V ESQVILIAE     REGION 5 ESQUILINE HILL  
  continet     continet     contains  
  lacum Orfei     lacum Orphei     The lake of Orpheus  
  macellum Liviani     macellum Liviani     The Livian food-market  
  nymfeum Alexandri     nympheum divi Alexandri     The nympheum of the deified Alexander  
  cohort. II vigilum     cohortem II vigilum     2nd cohort of watchmen  
  hortos Palatianum     Herculem Syllanum     The temple of Hercules Sulla  
  Herculem Syllanum     hortos Pallantianos