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Prenestino-Labicano is the 7th ''
quartiere A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the title of (). Formed a ...
'' of Rome (Italy), identified by the initials Q. VII. The name derives from the ancient roads
Via Prenestina The Via Praenestina (modern Italian: Via Prenestina) was an ancient Roman road in central Italy. Initially called Via Gabiana, from Gabii, the ancient city of Old Latium to which it ran, it received a new name having been extended as far as Pr ...
and
Via Labicana The Via Labicana was an ancient road of Italy, leading east-southeast from Rome. The course after the first six miles from Rome is not taken by any modern road, but it can be clearly traced from remains of pavement and buildings. It seems possibl ...
, today the initial stretch of
Via Casilina The Via Casilina is a medieval road in Latium and Campania. It led from Rome to Casilinum (present-day Capua), to present-day Santa Maria Capua Vetere. It was created from the fusion of two ancient Roman roads, the ''Via Latina'' and the ''Via ...
. It belongs to the
Municipio V Municipio V (or Municipality 5) is one of the 15 administrative subdivisions of the city of Rome in Italy. It is in the eastern part of the capital. Urban subdivision *6A Tor Pignattara *6B Casilino *6C Quadraro *6D Gordiani *7A Centocelle ...
and Municipio VII.


History

Prenestino-Labicano is among the first 15 quarters of the city, which were born in 1911 and were officially established in 1921. In 1961 its territory was split in two parts, and the portion between Viale della Primavera and Viale Palmiro Togliatti became the new ''quartiere''
Prenestino-Centocelle Prenestino-Centocelle is the 19th ''quartiere'' of Rome (Italy), identified by the initials Q. XIX. It belongs to the Municipio V. The name is derived from the Via Praenestina and the fortress Centrocelle Centum Cellae of Constantine the Great ...
(Q. XIX).


Geography

The ''quartiere'' is located in the eastern part of Rome, just behind the
Aurelian Walls The Aurelian Walls () are a line of city walls built between 271 AD and 275 AD in Rome, Italy, during the reign of the Roman Emperor Aurelian. They superseded the earlier Servian Wall built during the 4th century BC. The walls enclosed all the ...
and
Porta Maggiore The Porta Maggiore ("Larger Gate"), or Porta Prenestina, is one of the eastern gates in the ancient but well-preserved 3rd-century Aurelian Walls of Rome. Through the gate ran two ancient roads: the Via Praenestina and the Via Labicana. The Via Pr ...
. The territory of Prenestino-Labicano includes the urban zones 6A ''Torpignattara'', 6B ''Casilino'', and 6D ''Gordiani''.


Boundaries

To the north, the quarter borders with ''Quartiere''
Tiburtino Tiburtino is the 6th ''Quarters of Rome, quartiere'' of Rome (Italy), identified by the initials Q. VI. The name derives from the ancient road Via Tiburtina. It belongs to the Municipio II, Municipio IV and Municipio V. History Nomentano is amon ...
(Q. VI), from which it is separated by the stretch of
Via Prenestina The Via Praenestina (modern Italian: Via Prenestina) was an ancient Roman road in central Italy. Initially called Via Gabiana, from Gabii, the ancient city of Old Latium to which it ran, it received a new name having been extended as far as Pr ...
between Piazzale Labicano and Largo Preneste, and with ''Quartiere'' Collatino (Q. XXII), the boundary being outlined by the stretch of Via Prenestina between Largo Preneste and Via Tor de' Schiavi. Eastward, Prenestino-Labicano borders with ''Quartiere''
Prenestino-Centocelle Prenestino-Centocelle is the 19th ''quartiere'' of Rome (Italy), identified by the initials Q. XIX. It belongs to the Municipio V. The name is derived from the Via Praenestina and the fortress Centrocelle Centum Cellae of Constantine the Great ...
, whose border is delineated by Via Tor de' Schiavi and Viale della Primavera. Southward, the quarter borders with ''Quartiere''
Don Bosco John Melchior Bosco, SDB (; ; 16 August 181531 January 1888), popularly known as Don Bosco or Dom Bosco ( IPA: ), was an Italian Catholic priest, educator and writer. While working in Turin, where the population suffered many of the ill eff ...
(Q. XXIV), from which it is separated by the stretch of
Via Casilina The Via Casilina is a medieval road in Latium and Campania. It led from Rome to Casilinum (present-day Capua), to present-day Santa Maria Capua Vetere. It was created from the fusion of two ancient Roman roads, the ''Via Latina'' and the ''Via ...
between Viale della Primavera and Via di Centocelle, as well as with ''Quartiere'' Tuscolano (Q. VIII), whose border is marked by the remaining portion of Via Casilina, up to Piazzale Labicano. To the west, the quarter only shares a short border, crossing Piazzale Labicano, with ''
Rione A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the title of (). Formed a ...
'' Esquilino (R. XV).


Odonymy

Besides the main roads, Via Prenestina and Via Casilina, and the streets and squares bearing a derivative name, such as Largo Preneste, Piazzale Prenestino, Via
Labico Labico is a (municipality) of about 6,200 inhabitants in the Metropolitan City of Rome in the Italian region of Latium, located about southeast of Rome. Known as Lugnano until 1872, it takes its current name from the ancient Labicum, although i ...
, Piazzale Labicano and Vicolo Casilino, the odonyms of the quarter can be categorized as follows: gli odonimi del quartiere possono essere raggruppati nelle seguenti categorie: * Condottieri, e.g. Via
Alberto da Giussano Alberto da Giussano (in Lombard ''Albert de Giussan'', in Latin ''Albertus de Gluxano'') is a legendary character of the 12th century who would have participated, as a protagonist, in the battle of Legnano on 29 May 1176. In reality, according ...
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Muzio Attendolo Muzio Attendolo Sforza (28 May 1369 – 4 January 1424) was an Italian condottiero. Founder of the Sforza dynasty, he led a Bolognese-Florentine army at the Battle of Casalecchio. In his later years, he served Queen Joanna II of Naples and was a ...
, Via Braccio da Montone, Via
Facino Cane Facino Cane. Facino Cane da Casale (1360 – 16 May 1412), born Bonifacio Cane, was an Italian condottiero. Biography Facino Cane was born in Casale Monferrato to a noble family that produced a number of military captains and administrators. Hi ...
, Via Erasmo Gattamelata, Via Fanfulla da Lodi, Via Niccolò Forteguerri, Via Luchino Dal Verme, Via
Renzo da Ceri Renzo da Ceri, true name Lorenzo dell'Anguillara (1475 or 1476 – January 1536) was an Italian condottiero. He was a member of the Anguillara family. Born in Ceri, a small village in Lazio (now part of Cerveteri), he was the son of Giovan ...
, Via e Piazza
Roberto Malatesta Roberto Malatesta ( – 10 Septembe1482) was an Italian condottiero, or mercenary captain, lord of Rimini, and a member of the House of Malatesta. Early life Born at Fano, Roberto was an illegitimate son of Sigismondo Pandolfo and his lover ...
, Via Sampiero di Bastelica. * Geographers, e.g. Via Anassimandro Via
Leonardo Bufalini Leonardo or The Leonardo may refer to: Arts and entertainment * '' Leonardo Journal'', an arts journal * ''Leonardo'' (Italian magazine), a philosophy magazine published in Florence, Italy, in 1903–1907 * ''Leonardo'' (journal), published b ...
, Piazza Copernico, Via Giovanni De Agostini, Via
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, Via Frontino, Via Martino di Tiro Via
Pietro Martire d'Anghiera Peter Martyr d'Anghiera ( or ''ab Angleria''; ; ; 2 February 1457 – October 1526), formerly known in English as Peter Martyr of Angleria,D'Anghiera, Peter Martyr. ''De Orbe Novo'' . Trans. Richard Eden a''The decades of the newe wo ...
Via Gerardo Mercatore Via Pausania, Largo and Via Bartolomeo Perestrello, Via Posidonio, Via
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, Via Marin Sanudo, Via Strabone, Via
Antonio Tempesta Antonio Tempesta, also called il Tempestino (1555 – 5 August 1630), was an Italian painter and engraver, whose art acted as a point of connection between Roman Baroque, Baroque Rome and the culture of Antwerp. Much of his work depicts major ba ...
, Piazza Tolomeo. * Local toponyms, e.g. Via di Acqua Bullicante, Via dei Due Allori, Via dei Gordiani, Via Tor de' Schiavi. * Roman poets and authors, e.g. Via Romolo Balzani, Via Valentino Banal, Via
Checco Durante Francesco "Checco" Durante (19 November 1893 – 5 January 1976) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 59 films between 1931 and 1973. Selected filmography * '' The Doctor in Spite of Himself'' (1931) * '' The Amnesiac'' (1936) - L'all ...
, Via Mario Ugo Guattari, Piazzetta Gigi Huetter, Piazza Pio Pecchiai, Via Alceste Trionfi. * Towns and regions of
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, e.g. Via
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, Viale e Largo
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, Viale
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, Viale
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. * Towns of Italy, e.g. Via
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, Via
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. * Towns of
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, e.g. Viale Agosta, Via
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, Via Cori, Via
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, Via Pisterzo, Via
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, Via Torre Cajetani.


Places of interest


Civil buildings

* Villa Serventi, in Via Casilina. 19th-century villa (1860). * Villa Valiani, in Via Romanello da Forlì. 20th-century villa (1929-30). :designed by architect
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.


Religious buildings

* Sant'Elena, in Via Casilina. 20th-century church (1913-16). *
Santi Marcellino e Pietro ad Duas Lauros Santi Marcellino e Pietro ad Duas Lauros is a church in the Prenestino-Labicano quarter of Rome, Italy. Located on the ancient Via Labicana on land once owned by Helena, mother of Constantine, it was along the southern part of the Via Francige ...
, in Via Casilina. 20th-century church (1922). * San Leone I, in Via Prenestina. 20th-century church (1950-52). * San Barnaba, in Via Giovanni Maggi. 20th-century church (1956-57). * Santa Maria Madre della Misericordia, in Via dei Gordiani. 20th-century church. * San Luca Evangelista, in Largo San Luca Evangelista. 20th-century church (1955-58). * Santa Maria Mediatrice, in Via Cori. 20th-century church. * Santissimo Sacramento a Tor de' Schiavi, in Largo Agosta. 20th-century church. * San Gerardo Maiella, in Via Romolo Balzani. 20th-century church (1980-81).


Archaeological sites

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Tomb of Eurysaces the Baker The tomb of Marcus Vergilius Eurysaces the baker is one of the largest and best-preserved freedman funerary monuments in Rome. Its sculpted frieze is a classic example of the "plebeian style" in Roman sculpture. Eurysaces built the tomb for himse ...
, in Piazzale Labicano. *
Porta Maggiore The Porta Maggiore ("Larger Gate"), or Porta Prenestina, is one of the eastern gates in the ancient but well-preserved 3rd-century Aurelian Walls of Rome. Through the gate ran two ancient roads: the Via Praenestina and the Via Labicana. The Via Pr ...
, between Piazzale Labicano and Piazza di Porta Maggiore. *
Porta Maggiore Basilica The Porta Maggiore Basilica is an underground basilica discovered in 1917 near Porta Maggiore in Rome. It is dated to the first century BC. It is believed to have been the meeting place of the neo-Pythagoreans, and is the only historical site t ...
, at the beginning of Via Prenestina. *
Columbarium A columbarium (; pl. columbaria), also called a cinerarium, is a structure for the reverential and usually public storage of funerary urns holding cremated remains of the dead. The term comes from the Latin ''columba'' (dove) and originally solel ...
in Largo Preneste. 2nd-century sepulchre. * Villa Gordiani Archaeological Park * Catacombs of Marcellinus and Peter, at Villa De Sanctis. *
Mausoleum of Helena The Mausoleum of Helena is an ancient building in Rome, Italy, located on the Via Casilina, corresponding to the 3rd mile of the Ancient Rome, ancient Via Labicana. It was built by the Roman emperor Constantine I between 326 and 330, originall ...
, within the park of Villa De Sanctis. * Sepulchre at Villa De Sanctis. Imperial age sepulchre.


Parks

* Parco Filippo Teoli. * Parco
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References


External links

* * {{Cite web, url=https://www.comune.roma.it/web/it/municipio-vii.page, title=Municipio Roma VII, website=Roma Capitale