[3] This region was largely devoted to entertaining the Roman people, so it was dotted with many extensive gardens and parks.
It was also popular with the emperors, and they would frequently reside in their imperial villas in this part of Rome when not performing their official duties.
Further along stood the nemus Cæsarum (or sacred forest of the Caesars), while at the southernmost extremity of the region stood the Horti Caesaris gardens, which included a villa belonging to Julius Caesar where Cleopatra stayed during her visit to Rome.
Regio XIV also contained several religious sites, including a shrine to Cybele and one to Furrina, as well as a temple to Fors Fortuna.
In addition, it contained several shrines:[7] Among the more obscure features mentioned in the 5th century Notitia in this region was a prominent statue to an unknown member of the gens Valeria, and the “Sleeping Hercules”, a buried statue of the god.