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Regia
 Panorama of the ruins of the Regia | |
   Regia Shown within Rome | |
| Location | Regio VIII Forum Romanum |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 41°53′31″N 12°29′11″E / 41.89194°N 12.48639°E |
| Type | Ancient Type of Domus |
| History | |
| Builder | Unknown builder |
| Founded | Archaic through Imperial periods |
The Regia ("Royal house")[1] was a two-part structure in Ancient Rome lying along the Via Sacra at the edge of the Roman Forum that originally served as the residence or one of the main headquarters of kings of Rome and later as the office of the pontifex maximus, the highest religious official of Rome.[2] It occupied a triangular patch of terrain between the Temple of Vesta, the Temple of Divus Julius and Temple of Antoninus and Faustina. Only the foundations of Republican/Imperial Regia remain. Like the Curia it was destroyed and rebuilt several times, as far back as the Roman monarchy. Studies have found multiple layers of similar buildings with more regular features, prompting the theory that this "Republican Regia" was to have a different use.[further explanation needed]
- ^ Dando-Collins, Stephen (2010). The Ides: Caesar's Murder and the War for Rome. Wiley. pp. 34. ISBN 9780470425237.
- ^ "The Regia in the Roman Forum".
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