A Description of the City of Rome

Caelimontium. It contains the temple of Claudius. The great meat-market. The wolf-keepers (Luparii). The Cave of the Cyclops. The cohorts of the watchmen (vigiles). The foreign camp. The Head of Africa. The sacred tree. The house of Philip, and the Vectilian house. The Morning school, and the Gallic school. The Spoil-room. The Samarium. The Armory. The Golden Crumb (Mica Aurea). Seven neighborhoods. Seven shrines. Forty-eight neighborhood magistrates. Two curators. Three thousand six hundred apartment blocks.

One hundred twenty-four houses. Fourteen granaries. Eighty-two baths. Sixty-two water-basins. Twelve bakeries. It contains twelve thousand two hundred feet.

Isis and Serapis. It contains the Mint. The Amphitheatre, which holds eighty-seven thousand seats. The Morning school, and the Dacian school. The house of Bryttius. The most splendid stage-equipment house (choragium). The lake of the Shepherd. The school of the quaestors, and of the capulatores. The Trajan Baths, and the Titian Baths. The Portico of Livia. The camp of the Misenate fleet. Twelve neighborhoods. Twelve shrines. Forty-nine magistrates. Two curators. Two thousand seven hundred fifty-seven apartment blocks. Sixty houses. Fourteen granaries. Eighty baths. Sixty-five water-basins. Sixteen bakeries. It contains twelve thousand three hundred forty feet.

The Temple of Peace. It contains the apse-shaped portico. The precinct of Vulcan. The Golden Trumpet. Apollo Sandaliarius. The temple of Tellus. The Paper granaries. The Tigillum Sororium. A Colossus, one hundred feet high. It has upon its head seven rays, each twenty-two and a half feet. The Sweating Turning-post (Meta Sudans). The Temple of Rome and Venus. The temple of Jupiter Stator. The Sacred Way. The Constantinian Basilica. The Temple of Faustina. The Basilica of Paulus. The Transitory Forum. The Subura. The bath of Daphnis. Eight neighborhoods. Forty-eight neighborhood magistrates. Two curators. Two thousand seven hundred fifty-seven apartment blocks. Eighty-eight houses. Eighteen granaries. Seventy-five baths.

Seventy-eight water-basins. Twelve bakeries. It contains thirteen thousand feet.

The Esquiline. It contains the lake of Orpheus. The Livian meat-market. The Nymphaeum of the deified Alexander. Two cohorts of the watchmen. Hercules Syllanus. The Gardens of Pallas. The Castrensian Amphitheatre. The Viminal field beneath the rampart. Minerva Medica. Isis Patricia. Fifteen neighborhoods. Forty-eight neighborhood magistrates. Two curators. Three thousand eight hundred fifty apartment blocks. One hundred eighty houses. Twenty-three granaries. Seventy-five baths. Seventy-four water-basins. Fifteen bakeries. It contains fifteen thousand six hundred feet.

The High Path (Alta Semita). It contains the temple of Salus and of Serapis. The temple of Flora. The ancient Capitolium. The leaden statue of Mamurius. The temple of Quirinus. The Pomegranate. The Gardens of Sallust. The Flavian house. The Diocletian and Constantinian Baths. The Ten Shops. The White Hens. The precinct of Candidus. Three cohorts of the watchmen. Seventeen neighborhoods. Seventeen shrines. Eighteen neighborhood magistrates. Two curators. Three thousand four hundred three apartment blocks. One hundred forty-six houses. Seventeen granaries. Seventy-five baths. Seventy-three water-basins. Sixteen bakeries. It contains fifteen thousand seven hundred feet.

The Broad Way (Via Lata). It contains the lake of Ganymede. Seven cohorts of the watchmen. The New Arch. The Nymphaeum of Jupiter. The Goat-shrine (Aedicula Capraria).

The Field of Agrippa. The temple of the Sun, and the camp. The Portico of Gypsianus, and of Constantine. Two new temples of Hope and Fortune. The horse of Tiridates, king of the Armenians. The Sheep-market Forum. The Gardens of Largus. The Tame Ones (Mansuetae). The Pierced Stone. Fifteen neighborhoods. Fifteen shrines. Forty-eight neighborhood magistrates. Two curators. Three thousand eight hundred five apartment blocks. One hundred twenty houses. Twenty-five granaries. Seventy-five baths. Seventy-six water-basins. Fifteen bakeries. It contains fifteen thousand seven hundred feet.

The Roman Forum, and the Great Forum. It contains the Rostra. The golden Genius of the Roman People, and the horse of Constantine. The little Senate-house (Senatulum). The Hall (Atrium) of Minerva. The Forum of Caesar, of Augustus, of Nerva Trajan. The temple of the deified Trajan, and the spiral column, one hundred twenty-eight and a half feet high: it has within eight hundred five steps; forty-five windows. Six cohorts of the watchmen. The Silversmiths' Basilica. The temple of Concord. The Navel of Rome. The temple of Saturn, and of Vespasian. The Capitolium. The Golden Milestone. The temple of Julia, of the Castors, of Vesta. The German and Agrippine granaries. The water displaying four Scauri beneath the temple. The Hall of Cacus. The Yoke-street of the perfumers. The Greek Standing-place (Graecostasis). The Pearl-sellers' Portico. The Herb-market Elephant. Thirty-four neighborhoods. Twenty-nine shrines. Forty-eight neighborhood magistrates. Two curators. Three thousand eight hundred eighty apartment blocks. One hundred thirty houses. Eighteen granaries. Eighty-three baths. One hundred twenty water-basins.

Twenty bakeries. It contains thirteen thousand sixty-seven feet.

The Flaminian Circus. It contains stables for four factions. The temple of Hercules. The Portico of Philip. The two Minutiae, the old and the grain one. The Crypt of Balbus. Four theatres, chief among them that of Balbus, which holds thirty thousand eighty-five seats. The Field of Mars. The Trigarium. The Storks Bowing (Ciconiae Nixae). The Pantheon. The Basilica of Matidius, and of Marcianus. The temple of the deified Antoninus, and the spiral column, one hundred seventy-five and a half feet high; it has within two hundred three steps; fifty-six windows. The Hadrianeum. The Alexandrine and Agrippine Baths. The Portico of the Argonauts, and of Meleager. The Iseum, and Serapeum. The Isle of Felicula. Thirty-five neighborhoods. Thirty-five shrines. Thirty-five neighborhood magistrates. Two curators. Two thousand seven hundred seventy-four apartment blocks. One hundred forty houses. Twenty-two granaries. Sixty-three baths. Sixty-three water-basins. Twenty bakeries. It contains thirty-two thousand five hundred feet.

The Palatine. It contains the hut of Romulus. The temple of the Mother of the Gods, and of Apollo Rhamnusius. The Pentapylum. The Augustan house, and the Tiberian house. The temple of Jupiter Victor. The house of Dio. The Old Senate-house. Fortune the Beholder (Respiciens). The Septizonium of the deified Severus. Victoria Germaniciana. The Lupercal. Twenty neighborhoods. Twenty shrines. Forty-eight neighborhood magistrates. Two curators. Two thousand six hundred forty-three apartment blocks. Eighty-eight houses.

Forty-eight granaries. Fourteen baths. Eighty-nine water-basins. Twenty bakeries. It contains eleven thousand six hundred feet.

The Circus Maximus. Which holds four hundred eighty-five thousand seats: it contains twelve gates. The temple of Mercury. The temple of Dis Pater. Ceres. The Triple Gate. Apollo the Sky-watcher. Hercules of the Olive. The Velabrum. The arch of the deified Constantine. Eighteen neighborhoods. Nineteen shrines. Forty-eight neighborhood magistrates. Two curators. Two thousand six hundred apartment blocks. Eighty-nine houses. Sixteen granaries. Fifteen baths. Twenty water-basins. Fifteen bakeries. It contains eleven thousand five hundred feet.

The Public Fish-pond. It contains the Radish precinct. The New Way. Fortune the Buxom (Mammosa). Isis Athenodoria. The temple of the Good Goddess Under-the-rock. The sign of the Dolphin. The Antonine Baths. The seven houses of the Parthians. The Field of the Wool-traders. The house of Chilo. Four cohorts of the watchmen. The house of Cornificius. The Private property of Hadrian. Fourteen neighborhoods. Seventeen shrines. Forty-eight neighborhood magistrates. Two curators. Two thousand four hundred eighty-seven apartment blocks. One hundred fourteen houses. Seventeen granaries. Sixty-three baths. Eighty-one water-basins. Twenty bakeries. It contains twelve thousand feet.

The Aventine. It contains the temple of Diana, and of Minerva. Three Nymphaea.

The Varian and Decian Baths. The Little Cask (Doliolum). The Golden Napkin. The Plane-tree groves. The Galban granaries. The Bean-market Portico. The school of Cassius. The Bakers' Forum. Seventeen neighborhoods. Seventeen shrines. Forty-eight neighborhood magistrates. Two curators. Two thousand four hundred eighty-seven apartment blocks. One hundred thirty houses. Twenty-five granaries. Sixty-four baths. Eighty-eight water-basins. Twenty bakeries. It contains two hundred nine thousand feet.

The Transtiberine region. It contains the Gaianum. The Vatican. The Phrygianum. Five naval-battle basins (naumachiae). The Domitian Gardens. The bath of Ampelis, and of Priscus, and of Diana's Mills. The Janiculum. The statue of Valerian. Seven cohorts of the watchmen. The Head of the Gorgon. The temple of Strong Fortune. The Septimian precinct. Hercules Reclining. The Bryttian and Codetan Fields. The Gardens of Geta. The camp of the litter-bearers. Seventy-eight neighborhoods. Forty-eight neighborhood magistrates. Seventy-eight shrines. Three curators. Four thousand four hundred five apartment blocks. One hundred fifty houses. Twenty-two granaries. Eighty-six baths. One hundred eighty water-basins. Twenty-three bakeries. It contains thirty-three thousand four hundred eighty-eight feet. Twenty-nine libraries. Of these, chief are two, the Palatine and the Ulpian.

In the Circus Maximus one, eighty-eight and a half feet high. In the Vatican one, seventy-one feet high. In the Field of Mars one, eighty-two and a half feet high.

In the mausoleum of Augustus two, each eighty-two and a half feet.

Aelian. Aurelian. Milvian. Sublician. Fabrician. Cestian and of Probus.

Caelian. Aventine. Tarpeian. Palatine. Esquiline. Vatican. Janiculan.

Viminal. Of Agrippa. Field of Mars. Codetan. Octavian. Cattle-field. Wool-field. Bryttian.

Roman. The Great one. Of Caesar. Of Augustus. Of Nerva Trajan. Of Ahenobarbus. The Cattle Forum. The Sheep Forum. Of the Bakers. Of the Gauls. And of the Rustics.

Julia. Ulpia. Of Paulus. Of Neptune. Of Matidius. Marciana. Bascellaria. Floscellaria. Of Sicinius. Constantinian.

Trajan. Titian. Agrippine. Syrian. Commodian. Severan. Alexandrine.

Antonine. Decian. Diocletian. Constantinian.

Trajan. Anio. Alsia. Claudia. Marcia. Herculea. Julia. Augustean. Appia. Alsetina. Setina. Ciminia. Aurelia. The Damned One. Virgo. Tepula. Severiana. Antoniana. Alexandrina.

Trajana. Appia. Latina. Lavicana. Praenestina. Tiburtina. Nomentana. Salaria. Flaminia. Aemilia. Clodia. Valeria. Aurelia. Campana. Ostiensis. Portuensis. Janiculensis. Laurentina. Ardeatina. Setina. Quintia. Cassia. Gallica. Cornelia. Triumphalis. Patinaria. Asinaria. Ciminia. Tiberina.

Two Capitolia. Two Circuses. Two Amphitheatres.

Two Colossi. Two spiral columns. Two meat-markets. Three theatres. Four schools (ludi). Five naval-battle basins. Fifteen Nymphaea. Twenty-three great horses. Eighty gilded ones. Eighty-four of ivory. Thirty-six marble arches. Thirty-seven gates. Four hundred twenty-four neighborhoods (vici). Four hundred twenty-four shrines (aedes). Six hundred seventy-two neighborhood magistrates. Twenty-four curators. Forty-six thousand six hundred two apartment blocks (insulae) throughout the whole city. One thousand seven hundred eighty houses. Eight hundred fifty-six baths. One thousand three hundred fifty-two water-basins. Two hundred fifty-four bakeries. Forty-five brothels. Forty-four public latrines. Ten praetorian cohorts. Four urban cohorts. Seven of the watchmen, whose watch-stations number fourteen. Two common standards. The camps of the horsemen, of the provisioners, and of the foreigners. End of the Description of Rome.