During the Renaissance there was a deep reorganization of the city. A lot of buildings, streets and fountains were built within the Aurelian walls, so it became necessary to limit the rioni exactly. In 1586 Sixtus V broke the tradition of 13 rioni adding another one: Borgo. This change created a balanced situation that, thanks to the small increase of the population, remained the same until the XIX century. In 1744 Pope Benedict XIV, because of frequent misunderstanding, decided to replan the political division of Rome, giving ...

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Even after Napoleon lost his power, there were no sensible changes in the organization of the city, until Rome became the capital of the new born Italy. All the immigrants coming and the need of new buildings any capital needs caused a great urbanization and an increase of the population, both within the Aurelian walls and outside them. In 1874 the rioni became 15 adding Esquilino, obtained taking a part from Monti. At the beginning of the XX century some rioni started being split up and the first parts outside the Aurelian walls sta ...

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After the fell of the Roman empire and during the decadence of Rome as a cultural center, the population decreased and the political division in rioni was lost. During the XII century a division in 12 parts started being used, but it had not been decided by the leaders but simply by the common use of the people. Even if the areas were different from the ancient ones, they still used the same name: See also:

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The rioni were established for the first time in the 4th century BC by Servius Tullius: they were only four and they were called regiones (the plural of regio). Then, during the Imperial ages, Augustus increased their number to 14: they were all on the same side of the river Tiber but one, Transtiberim (the modern Trastevere). They were (see 14 regions of the Augustan Rome): Porta Capena Caelimontium Isis et Serapis Templum Pacis Esqui ...

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