Introducing the Notitia of the 14 Regions of the City to Students
This is the second of the two blogs I am writing in relation to the how Roman’s mapped Rome discussion I ran with students last night. This blog ties in closely with my previous blog, Translating the Notitia Regionum XIV (or how to fail at being a lazy historian. Discussions on how I chose to translate particular technical terms and a link to my translation of the text can be found there. The first blog looking at the Severan Marble Plan and Roman Topography studies can be found here: The Severan Plan and an Introduction to Roman Topographical Studies . This blog will cover other elements of the discussion: the date of the text, its nature, and why it is problematic but so tempting. In addition, it will look at some of the more interesting entries in the catalogue. I stated in my first blog that I might put together a commentary on this text, and I likely will, but later in the year. The Nature and Date of the Notitia of the 14 Regions of the City. The Notitia , like its slightly ...
