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Regio VIII (Forum Romanum)

a Pleiades place resource

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The eighth administrative region of ancient Rome was created by the Augustan reforms of 7 BCE. Regio VIII contained 34 shrines (aediculae), 130 townhouses (domūs), 18 warehouses (horrea), 85 baths (balneae), and 120 fountains.

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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/337325364

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
41.8924563467, 12.485312101

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Regio VIII (Forum Romanum) makes connections with:

Regio VIII (Forum Romanum) part of (analytical) Roma (unspecified date range)

Regio VIII (Forum Romanum) receives connections from:

Aqua Cernens part of (analytical) Regio VIII (Forum Romanum) (unspecified date range)
Atrium Caci part of (analytical) Regio VIII (Forum Romanum) (unspecified date range)
Atrium Vestae part of (analytical) Regio VIII (Forum Romanum) (unspecified date range)
Basilica Argentaria part of (analytical) Regio VIII (Forum Romanum) (unspecified date range)
Basilica Julia part of (analytical) Regio VIII (Forum Romanum) (unspecified date range)
Elephas herbarius part of (analytical) Regio VIII (Forum Romanum) (unspecified date range)
Forum Augusti part of (analytical) Regio VIII (Forum Romanum) (unspecified date range)
Forum of Nerva part of (analytical) Regio VIII (Forum Romanum) (unspecified date range)
Graecostadium part of (analytical) Regio VIII (Forum Romanum) (unspecified date range)
Graecostasis part of (analytical) Regio VIII (Forum Romanum) (unspecified date range)
Horrea Agrippiana part of (analytical) Regio VIII (Forum Romanum) (unspecified date range)
Porticus margaritaria part of (analytical) Regio VIII (Forum Romanum) (unspecified date range)
Regia part of (analytical) Regio VIII (Forum Romanum) (unspecified date range)
Tabernae circa forum part of (analytical) Regio VIII (Forum Romanum) (unspecified date range)
Temple of Divus Augustus (Rome) part of (analytical) Regio VIII (Forum Romanum) (unspecified date range)
Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus part of (analytical) Regio VIII (Forum Romanum) (unspecified date range)
Temple of Mars Ultor part of (analytical) Regio VIII (Forum Romanum) (unspecified date range)
Temple of Vesta at Rome part of (analytical) Regio VIII (Forum Romanum) (unspecified date range)
Umbilicus urbis Romae part of (analytical) Regio VIII (Forum Romanum) (unspecified date range)
Vicus Iugarius part of (analytical) Regio VIII (Forum Romanum) (unspecified date range)

Place type:
region

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Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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The perimeter of the region was said to be 13,067 Roman feet or approximately 3.86 km.

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, 'Regio VIII (Forum Romanum): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/337325364> [accessed: 20 May 2026]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/337325364 |title=Places: 337325364 (Regio VIII (Forum Romanum)) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=May 20, 2026 7:08 am |publisher=Pleiades}}

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