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The Monti in Rome and the way Panisperna

Rome is not only rich in churches excelled in the history of art, but also famous streets and old quarters of which have their roots in the history of Rome from the Roman period, up to the Christian Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque and even later times to the present day.

The oldest district of Rome is the "mountains" whose name derives from the fact that included the name derives from the fact that included the Esquiline Hill, the Interior Ministry, the Quirinale and of Celio.

In Roman times the area was densely populated district lea top of the Baths of Diocletian to Suburra domus consisted of elegant and named Vicus Patricius (Via Urbana today), On the other hand, there was low and swampy the slums, where the plebs , and the area was full of brothels.

In the Middle Ages the situation was quite different: the Roman aqueducts were damaged and it was difficult to find water because of the ground floor (it is a hilly area) and therefore the residents tended to move in the Campus Martius, flat area downstream the packages. After all the inhabitants of Rome were accustomed to drink water from the Tiber, then drinking.

From the Middle Ages until the beginning of 1800 the district was essentially an area rich with vineyards and orchards, however, where many pilgrims flocked to visit the basilicas Disan Giovanni in Laterano and Santa Maria Maggiore in later periods because of the radical urban interventions ward also completely changes the pr coruzione it fascist period of the holes In this important imperial

ward, which shows an illustration depicting the tower is at the back of the Militia of the Trajan markets, there is the way Panisperna that was before the last World War, the capital of the atom . There were in fact laid the foundations of nuclear physics by Fermi, Amaldi, Maiorana, Pontecorvo, Segre to name some of the most famous. The way

Panisperna which runs through the district with long latches Magnanapoli the street from Urbana is curious for its name.

fact, according to a theory derived from Latin and means bread and ham. According to Costantino Maes in that area there was the Temple of Jupiter which Fagutale was sacrificed a pig (hence the perna, ie ham)

According to another interpretation in that there were the Baths of Olympics before which St. Lawrence was roasted iron rods lying on forming a large grill.