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Suburbium is a Latin term that describes territory that lies outside of an urban center and one that gives rise to the modern concept of suburbs. The suburbium is not fortified and is thus difficult to define, leading to a great deal of scholarly debate.[1] The only occurrence of the term in literary Latin is found in Cicero Philippics 12.24.2. [2] The main archaeological challenge is one of definition and many scholars see the suburbium as a catchment area for he city of Rome, if not a series of catchment areas. R. Witcher has explored the possible extent of Rome's suburbium, discussing the possibility of 50- and 100-km zones, measuring from the city center.[3] Connected to this is the extension of the authority of the praefectus urbanus of ancient Rome, which stretched 100 Roman miles from the city.[1]
Further Reading[edit]
- Champlin, Edward J. 1982. "The Suburbium of Rome." American Journal of Ancient History 7:97-117.
- Goodman, Penelope J. 2007. The Roman city and its periphery: from Rome to Gaul. London: Routledge. ISBN 9780203446256.
- Jolivet, V., Carlo Pavolini, Maria Antonietta Tomei; et al. 2009. Suburbium II, Il suburbio di Roma dalla fine dell'età monarchica alla nascita del sistema delle ville, V-II secolo A. C. [atti delle Giornate sul suburbio romano tenute all'École française de Rome il 16 ottobre e 3 novembre 2004, 17 e 18 febbraio 2005]. (Collection de l'Ecole française de Rome; 419). Rome: l'Ecole française de Rome. ISBN 9782728308200.
- Lugli, G. 1923. "Il suburbio di Roma." BCAR 51:3–62.
- Morley, Neville. 1996. Metropolis and hinterland: the city of Rome and the Italian economy, 200 B.C.-A.D. 200. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Pergola, P. et al. 2003. Suburbium : il suburbio di Roma dalla crisi del sistema delle ville a Gregorio Magno. (Collection de l'École française de Rome; 311). Rome: Ecole française de Rome. ISBN 9782728306718.
- Witcher, R.E. 2005. "The Extended Metropolis: Urbs, Suburbium and Population." Journal of Roman Archaeology 18:120-138.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Stephen L. Dyson (1 August 2010). Rome: A Living Portrait of an Ancient City. JHU Press. pp. 299–. ISBN 978-1-4214-0101-0.
- ^ http://latin.packhum.org/loc/474/35/11/16054-16063
- ^ Witcher, R.E. 2005. "The Extended Metropolis: Urbs, Suburbium and Population." Journal of Roman Archaeology 18:120-138.
External links[edit]
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