"Sixty-one percent (of the cases) are linked to people returning from vacation," Mr D'Amato said, almost half the cases were returning from Sardinia. After the reign of Constantine the Great, the imperial city of Constantinople was also divided into fourteen regiones, on the Roman example: the 14 regions of Constantinople.[2]. We have been experiencing some problems with subscriber log-ins and apologise for the inconvenience caused. In 7 BC, Augustus divided the city of Rome into 14 administrative regions (Latin regiones, sing. Behind the coastal strip, to the north, lies the Maremma Laziale (the continuation of the Tuscan Maremma), a coastal plain interrupted at Civitavecchia by the Tolfa Mountains (616 m). Since the pandemic erupted, Italy has recorded more than 257,000 cases, including more than 35,000 dead. The Pontine Islands, which are part of Lazio, are off Lazio's southern coast. 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In 7 BC, Augustus divided the city of Rome into 14 administrative regions (Latin regiones, sing. The northern border of Lazio was the Tiber river, which divided it from Etruria. Lazio is divided into four provinces and one metropolitan (province-level) city: Coordinates: 41°54′N 12°43′E / 41.900°N 12.717°E / 41.900; 12.717, This article is about the region of Italy. Most of those infected are young people who are not showing symptoms and it is urgent to "block the chain of transmission as fast as possible by finding the asymptomatic and averting the spread of the virus among families, he said. Small communes, and Rome above all, opposed the lords' increasing power, and with Cola di Rienzo, they tried to present themselves as antagonists of the ecclesiastical power. No. Download from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store now. These replaced the four regiones — or "quarters" — traditionally attributed to Servius Tullius, sixth king of Rome. The emperor Augustus officially united almost all of present-day Italy into a single geo-political entity, Italia, dividing it into eleven regions. De ROM Regio Utrecht versterkt de economische structuur van de Regio Utrecht en richt zich hierbij op de thema’s uit de REA. It contains parts of the Oppian and Cispian (two minor hills close to the city center) and of the Esquiline, plus the plain just outside the Servian walls. In the 2008 general election, Lazio gave 44.2% of its vote to the centre-right coalition, while the centre-left block took 41.4% of vote. De voormalige provincie Rome (Italiaans: Provincia di Roma) was een van de vijf provincies van de Italiaanse regio Lazio.Als gevolg van de Wet 142/1990 op de hervorming van de lokale overheidsorganen, in werking getreden op 1 januari 2015 is de provincie vervangen door de metropolitane stad Rome Capitale.Hoofdstad is de stad Rome.De officiële afkorting is RM. The Palatine Hill gave its name to Regio X.[4]. The name derives from the racecourse located in the southern end of the Campus Martius, close to Tiber Island. Sardinia had been spared the first wave earlier this year but Mr D'Amato said the movement of tourists and people partying have helped spread the virus. Lazio (UK: /ˈlætsioʊ/, US: /ˈlɑːtsioʊ/, Italian: [ˈlattsjo]; Latin: Latium) is one of the 20 administrative regions of Italy. ROME (AFP) - The Rome region recorded 215 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours mainly because of people returning from holiday, the largest such rise since the Italian capital was in lockdown in March, health officials said on Saturday (Aug 22). Sign up for our daily updates here and get the latest news delivered to your inbox. Communications and - above all - the setting of the border of the Cassa del Mezzogiorno some kilometers south of Rome, have influenced the position of industry, favouring the areas with the best links to Rome and those near the Autostrada del Sole (motorway), especially around Frosinone. The central region contains the Capitoline Hill, the valley between the Palatine and the Capitoline hills (where the Forum Romanum is located), and the area between Velian Hill and the Palatine up to the Arch of Titus and the Temple of Venus and Roma. Much of Lazio is in fact flat or rolling. The region is mainly flat, with small mountainous areas in the most eastern and southern districts. Towns in Lazio were devastated by the 2016 Central Italy earthquake.[8]. Agriculture is characterized by the cultivation of wine grapes, fruit, vegetables and olives. All rights reserved. Tourists walk by the Trevi fountain in Rome, on Aug 19, 2020. The lands originally inhabited by the Latini were extended into the territories of the Samnites, the Marsi, the Hernici, the Aequi, the Aurunci and the Volsci, all surrounding Italic tribes. It includes the valley between the Esquiline and the Viminal hills, the popular area of the Subura, and the Velian Hill (the hill between the Palatine and the Oppian Hill, removed in the early 20th century to make way for the via dei Fori Imperiali, the street passing between the Forum Romanum and the Forum of Augustus). The Apennines of Latium are a continuation of the Apennines of Abruzzo: the Reatini Mountains with Terminillo (2,213 m), Mounts Sabini, Prenestini, Simbruini and Ernici which continue east of the Liri into the Mainarde Mountains. SPH Digital News / Copyright © 2020 Singapore Press Holdings Ltd. Co. Regn. Stedentrip Rome. [1], Originally designated by number, the regions acquired nicknames from major landmarks or topographical features within them. [1] The overall population density in the region is 341 inhabitants per km2. However, the long wars against the Longobards weakened the region. This article is now fully available for you, Please verify your e-mail to read this subscriber-only article in full. La bella Roma: deze historische metropool is één van de mooiste steden van Europa! In the 180s, a bank and exchange for Christians operated in the area.[5]. The region is mainly flat, with small mountainous areas in the most eastern and southern districts. It was a large regio that encompassed also the Viminal Hill, the lower slopes of the Pincian, and the valleys between these. This was a wide urban street (Via Lata, "Broadway"), corresponding to the modern via del Corso. It had the high ground where the church of San Saba is at present, plus its ramifications towards the Appian Way, where Caracalla's baths were. In 1809, it was annexed to the French Empire under the name of the Department of Tibre, but returned to the Pope's control in 1815. Industrial development in Lazio is limited to the areas south of Rome. In the 2013 general election, Lazio gave 40.7% of its vote to the center-left block coalition, 29.3% to the center-right coalition and 20.2 to the Five Star Movement. Lazio's limited industrial sector and highly developed service industries allowed the region to well outperform the Italian economy in 2009 in the heart of the global financial crisis. The unemployment rate stood at 11.1% in 2018. Apart from the mythical derivation of Lazio given by the ancients as the place where Saturn, ruler of the golden age in Latium, hid (latuisset)[4] from Jupiter there,[5] a major modern etymology is that Lazio comes from the Latin word "latus", meaning "wide",[6] expressing the idea of "flat land" meaning the Roman Campagna. In-depth analyses and award-winning multimedia content, Get access to all with our no-contract promotional package at only $0.99/month for the first 3 months*. Temples to Quirinus, Salus, and Flora were also located in Regio VI, and the Castra Praetoria. Until we resolve the issues, subscribers need not log in to access ST Digital articles. During the period when the papacy resided in Avignon, France (1309–1377), the feudal lords' power increased due to the absence of the Pope from Rome. From the middle of the 16th century, the papacy politically unified Lazio with the Papal States,[7] so that these territories became provincial administrations of St. Peter's estate; governors in Viterbo, in Marittima and Campagna, and in Frosinone administered them for the papacy. The central section of the region is occupied by the Roman Campagna, a vast alluvial plain surrounding the city of Rome, with an area of approximately 2,100 km2 (811 sq mi). In Roman mythology, the tribe of the Latini took their name from King Latinus. To the south of the Tiber, other mountain groups form part of the Preapennines: the Alban Hills, also of volcanic origin, and the calcareous Lepini, Ausoni and Aurunci Mountains. You have reached your limit of subscriber-only articles this month. [6] Here was the Emporium, the first port on the river. 198402868E. Regio III took its name from the sanctuary of Isis, in the area of the modern Labicana street, containing the valley that was to be the future site of the Colosseum, and parts of the Oppian and Esquiline hills. The name of Regio VII was derived from the via Flaminia, which runs between the Servian walls and the future Aurelian Walls. This larger territory was still called Latium, but it was divided into Latium adiectum or Latium Novum, the added lands or New Latium, and Latium Vetus, or Old Latium, the older, smaller region. [9], With a population of 5,864,321 million, Lazio is the second most populated region of Italy. 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. Beginning from this to the south of the Caelian Hill, it runs to the future track of the Aurelian Walls. With the Donation of Sutri in 728, the Pope acquired the first territory in the region beyond the Duchy of Rome. Rome is center-left politically oriented by tradition, while the rest of Lazio is center-right oriented. Lazio comprises a land area of 17,242 km (6,657 sq mi) and it has borders with Tuscany, Umbria, and Marche to the north, Abruzzo and Molise to the east, Campania to the south, and the Tyrrhenian Sea to the west. On 20 September 1870 the capture of Rome, during the reign of Pope Pius IX, and France's defeat at Sedan, completed Italian unification, and Lazio was incorporated into the Kingdom of Italy. They were further divided into official neighborhoods (vici). Innocent III tried to strengthen his own territorial power, wishing to assert his authority in the provincial administrations of Tuscia, Campagna and Marittima through the Church's representatives, in order to reduce the power of the Colonna family. But a log-in is still required for our PDFs. The name of Regio VI derives from the street (Alta Semita, "High Path") passing over the Quirinal Hill. Firms are often small to medium in size and operate in the building and building materials (Rome, Civitavecchia), paper (Sora, Italy, Isola del Liri), petrochemical (Gaeta, Rome), textile (Frosinone), engineering (Rieti, Anagni), automobile (Cassino), electronic and electrotechnical (Viterbo) sectors. Agriculture, crafts, animal husbandry and fishery are the main traditional sources of income. The region contains part of the Campus Martius, on the west side of via Lata. The Italian government has taken several steps to block the spread, suych as closing nightclubs since August 17 and making mask wearing compulsory in busy public spaces between 6 pm and 6 am. Other popes tried to do the same. Regio I took its name from the Porta Capena ("Gate to Capua"), a gate of the Servian Walls, through which the Appian Way takes to get into the city. After the Gothic conquest of Italy at the end of the fifth century, modern Lazio became part of the Ostrogothic Kingdom, but after the Gothic War between 535 and 554 and conquest by the Byzantine Empire, the region became the property of the Eastern Emperor as the Duchy of Rome. However, the population density widely ranges from almost 800 inhabitants per km2 in the highly urbanized Rome metropolitan area to less than 60 inhabitants per km2 in the mountainous and rural Province of Rieti. Italy - particularly the northern Lombardy region, the Venice area and Rome - are seeing a resurgence in the virus over the summer, even if the daily numbers remain below the national threshold of 1,000 - unlike in neighbouring France. The capital of Lazio is Rome, which is also the capital and largest city of Italy. However, between 1353 and 1367, the papacy regained control of Lazio and the rest of the Papal States. Many national and multinational corporations, public and private, have their headquarters in Rome (ENI, Enel, Leonardo, Alitalia, RAI). The highest peak is Mount Gorzano (2,458 m) on the border with Abruzzo. The part of today's Lazio south of the Tiber river – together with the present region of Campania immediately to the southeast of Lazio and the seat of Neapolis – became Region I (Latium et Campania), while modern Upper Lazio became part of Regio VII - Etruria, and today's Province of Rieti joined Regio IV - Samnium. 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Its major landmarks included the Baths of Diocletian, the Baths of Constantine, and the Gardens of Sallust; gardens (horti) covered much of its northern part. The name of the region also survives in the tribal designation of the ancient population of Latins, Latini in the Latin language spoken by them and passed on to the city-state of Ancient Rome. Lazio was part of the short-lived Roman Republic, after which it became a puppet state of the First French Republic under the forces of Napoleon Bonaparte. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=14_regions_of_Augustan_Rome&oldid=978783817, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 16 September 2020, at 22:34. Regio XIV (the region "across the Tiber") contained Tiber Island and all the parts of Rome west beyond the Tiber. The Aurelian Wall marked most of its eastern and northern edge, with the Argiletum and Vicus Patricius on the south and southeast.[3]. ROME (AFP) - The Rome region recorded 215 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours mainly because of people returning from holiday, the largest such rise … "Be very careful especially with your relatives and the people dearest to you," he said in an appeal to the young. The coast of Lazio is mainly composed of sandy beaches, punctuated by the headlands of Circeo (541 m) and Gaeta (171 m). The gift link for this subscriber-only article has expired. Although the demography of ancient Rome was multi-ethnic, including, for example, Etruscans and other Italics besides the Latini, the latter were the dominant constituent. The figure is a record number and is more than the 208 people infected in a one-day period on March 28, when Rome had come to a virtual standstill to stop the coronavirus spreading, the capital's health official Alessio D'Amato said. [7] This is modern Trastevere. He warned them to stay home and not meet with people while awaiting test results. Share gift link below with your friends and family. Lazio comprises a land area of 17,242 km2 (6,657 sq mi) and it has borders with Tuscany, Umbria, and Marche to the north, Abruzzo and Molise to the east, Campania to the south, and the Tyrrhenian Sea to the west. The Italian word Lazio descends from the Latin word Latium. Regio IV took its name from the Temple of Peace built in the region by Vespasian. The southern districts are characterized by the flatlands of Agro Pontino, a once swampy and malarial area, that was reclaimed over the centuries. Regio XI took its name from the Circus Maximus, located in the valley between the Palatine and the Aventine. Get unlimited access to The Straits Times and more at S$ 0.99/month. Lazio was returned to the Papal States in October 1799. The Preapennines of Latium, marked by the Tiber valley and the Liri with the Sacco tributary, include on the right of the Tiber, three groups of mountains of volcanic origin: the Volsini, Cimini and Sabatini, whose largest former craters are occupied by the Bolsena, Vico and Bracciano lakes. The regio contained part of the Campus Martius on the east of the street plus the Collis Hortulorum (Hill of the Hortuli), the Pincian Hill (modern Pincio). Latium (/ ˈ l eɪ ʃ i ə m / LAY-shee-əm, US also /-ʃ ə m /-shəm, Latin: [ˈlat̪i.ʊ̃ˑ]) is the region of central western Italy in which the city of Rome was founded and grew to be the capital city of the Roman Empire.Latium was originally a small triangle of fertile, volcanic soil on which resided the tribe of the Latins or Latians. Get The Straits Times app and receive breaking news alerts and more. Rome / ʁ ɔ m / [1] Écouter (en italien : Roma / ˈ r o ː m a / [2] Écouter) est la capitale de l'Italie.Située au centre-ouest de la péninsule italienne, près de la mer Tyrrhénienne, elle est également la capitale de la région du Latium, et fut celle de l'Empire romain durant 357 ans. The strengthening of the religious and ecclesiastical aristocracy led to continuous power struggles between secular lords (Baroni) and the Pope until the middle of the 16th century. In 1927 the territory of the Province of Rieti, belonging to Umbria and Abruzzo, joined Lazio. As of January 2010, the Italian national institute of statistics ISTAT estimated that 497,940 foreign-born immigrants live in Lazio, equal to 8.8% of the total regional population.[10]. Regio XIII contained the Aventine Hill and the plain in front of it, along the Tiber. The name of Regio V derives from the Esquiline hill. You can read this subscriber-only article in full, All done! Situated in the central peninsular section of the country, it has 5,864,321 inhabitants – making it the second most populated region of Italy (after Lombardy and just ahead of Campania)[1] – and its GDP of more than €197 billion per year means that it has the nation's second largest regional economy. Regio XII took its name from the Piscina Publica, a monument that disappeared during the Empire. Approximately 73% of the working population are employed in the services sector; this is a considerable proportion, but is justified by the presence of Rome, which is the core of public administration, banking, tourism, insurance and other sectors. They can read the article in full after signing up for a free account. regio).
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