Located most likely on the
Aventine Hill
The Aventine Hill (; la, Collis Aventinus; it, Aventino ) is one of the Seven Hills on which ancient Rome was built. It belongs to Ripa, the modern twelfth '' rione'', or ward, of Rome.
Location and boundaries
The Aventine Hill is the ...
, the Forum Pistorium or the forum of the bakers numbered as a
''forum venalium'' of ancient
Rome
, established_title = Founded
, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus ( legendary)
, image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg
, map_caption ...
.
This forum is mentioned only in the ''Regionary Catalogues'' as belonging to ''
regio XIII Regio (pl. ''regiones'') is the Latin word for ‘region’ and the Italian word for ‘royal’
It may refer to:
*Regiopolis, a concept for urban centers in between metropolitan areas.
Ancient toponymy
* Regiones of Augustan Italy, the departmen ...
'', placing it most likely at the southern end of the Aventine.
References
Pistorium
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