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Monti is the name of one of the twenty-two Rioni of Rome, rione I. The name literally means mountains in Italian. In ancient times the rione was a busy place: in Monti there were the Forum Romanum and the so-called Suburra: this was the place poor people lived. In the Middle Ages the situation was completely different: the Roman aqueducts were damaged, and it was very difficult to bring water to Monti since it was on the hills. Hence many inhabitants moved to a lower level part of Rome, where they could drink the water from the river Tiber. From the Middle Ages to the beginning of the 19th century, the rione remained an area full of vineyards and market gardens. Monti was not densely populated because of the lack of water and because it was quite far from the Vatican, the center of Christian culture. The area did not become abandoned thanks to the church of San Giovanni in Laterano and the constant high number of pilgrims. Still in the Middle Ages the inhabitants of Monti, called monticiani, developed a strong identity: their Roman dialect was different from that spoken in the other rioni. Their main enemies were the people from the other rione with a strong identity, Trastevere, and they often used to fight with one another. Then, with growing urbanization at the end of the 19th century after Rome had become the capital of a united Italy, the great changes completely changed the appearance of the rione. The archaeological buildings of the Forum Romanum were excavated and can be visited.

Viewpoint in Rome at via dei Fori Imperiali, on the edge of the rione. Where they find buried remains of the Forum Romanum. We visit Rome on a hot summersday and temperatures soar to over 40ºC. We took it slow amid region’s most intense heatwave.

Monti is de naam van één van de eenentwintig wijken (rioni) in Rome. Het betekent letterlijk ‘’bergen’’ in het Italiaans. Ten tijde van de Romeinen was deze wijk overbevolkt. Niet alleen bevond zich er het Forum Romanum, maar ook de buitenwijken waar de armen woonden, waren hier. Deze kregen de naam Suburra, wat ‘’buitenwijk’’ in het Latijn betekent. In de Middeleeuwen lag de situatie echter helemaal anders: verscheidene aquaducten waren beschadigd en zodoende was het moeilijk om water naar Monti te brengen. Als gevolg hiervan vertrokken vele inwoners naar een lager gelegen wijk, waar men drinkbaar water uit de Tiber kon gebruiken. Van de Middeleeuwen tot begin 1800 stond de wijk vol wijngaarden en marktplaatsen. Niet alleen waren er weinig inwoners door het gebrek aan water, maar ook de betrekkelijk grote afstand naar Vaticaanstad speelde een rol, gezien dit het centrum van de christenen was. De voornaamste reden dat dit gebied niet helemaal verlaten werd, is te danken aan de kerk van Sint-Jan van Lateranen, waar constant pelgrims naartoe trokken. In de Middeleeuwen ontwikkelden de inwoners van Monti, monticiani genoemd, een sterke identiteit. Het was zelfs zo dat hun Romeinse dialect anders was dan dat van de andere wijken in de stad. Hun voornaamste vijanden waren de bewoners van Trastevere, die ook een sterke identiteit bezaten met als gevolg dat er dikwijls gevochten werd tussen de twee. Tussen 1924 en 1936, onderging de wijk grote veranderingen. De gebouwen op het Forum Romanum, met grote archeologische waarde, werden opgedolven van onder de grond. Dankzij zijn ideale ligging, is Monti tegenwoordig de ideale plek om naar archeologische pareltjes te gaan kijken.

Taken in: Italia / Lazio / Roma / Campo Marzio (show map)

Taken on: August 10, 2017

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