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In the ancient one Rome the district was included in the IX region augustea Circus Flaminius, that is part of the Field was considered Marzio. The present bridge sant' Angelo takes again the ancient bridge Helium, make build from the emperor Adriano to connect its mausoleo to the remainder of the town. Another bridge was make build from Nerone and was said triumphant because for of there passed the Triumphant road (then Sacred goddess), that came make travel from the armies survivors from the battles. Such bridge was then pons said vaticanus, because join the zone of the vatican to the remainder of the town, and pons ruptus (bridge broken), because already was demolished in medieval times. In the ancient one Rome in this zone there was a port that came used to carry the necessary materials to the construction of the large works in the Field Marzio.

The life in the district is continued continuously also during the medieval age and in the modern period, and that practically canceled every remainder of the ancient one Rome in the zone. It contributed to that also the fact that a lot of persons are transferring from the zones in hill, where was lacking the water, towards the shore of the Tiber , where it is survived bevendo the water of the river. Besides the district is found to the end of the bridge sant' Angelo, and here met all the greater roads that carried to San Pietro, therefore there was also a continuous influx of pilgrims, that enriched the economy of the zone: there were inns, taverns, I deal of sacred objects, ecc.

Until the time of pope Sixtus V the district included also a portion to the of there of the Tiber , that then was separated to create the district Borgo. During 1500 the district had large importance above all for its road net, and for this had been built large palaces of families is aristocratic than commercial following projects of large artists. That it contributed to embellish many the district that quite soon famous divenne.

A rather frequent show in the district was a small guided procession from a person veils dressed of black that carried a crucified one in shoulder. Over a cart there was a condemned chained that kissed continuously another image of Jesus. The goal of the procession was the present square of Bridge sant' Angelo in which a fork was systemized to hang the condemned.

Although Bridge was a rich and thriving zone, was also that more hit from the frequent flood of the Tiber .

The appearance entirely was transformed after that Rome capital divenne in 1870: had been built the muraglioni of the Tiber to stop the full of the river, besides new bridges to join the zone of the Vatican and Meadows to the remainder of Rome . All the alleys that carried on the shore of the Tiber are disappeared for do place to the spacious road of the tiber embankment, but the typical character of the district is still visible more to the inside.

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* the Tiber, * Sant' Eustachio: road of the Pianellari, square Sant' August * Parione: square of Five Moons, road of Blood Tor, Wide Febo, road of Holy maria of the soul, road of Tor Millina, alley of the Cows, Square of the Fig, road of the Corallo, road of the Old Government, road of the Philippine, alley Cellini * Rule: road of the old Benches, road of

the Prisons, alley of the Monkey

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* Square of Sant ' Apollinare * Square of Blood Tor

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* Via Giulia * Via Arc of the Benches * Road of the New Benches * Road of the Old Benches * Road of the

Coronari * Road of the Bench of Holy Spirit * Road of the bear * Road of Panic

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* Palace Tavern, the ancient residence of the Orsini * Palace Bags * Theater Apollo and Tor of Ninth * Palace

Altemps, seat of the National Palace of Roman Museum Altemps

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* Sant' August * San Giovanni of the Florentine * Holy Maria of the Vote * Holy Maria of the Peace * San

Savior in Laurel