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pomerium

n. (context historical Roman Empire English) The tract of land denote the formal, sacral ambit of a Roman city.

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Pomerium

The pomerium or pomoerium was a religious boundary around the city of Rome and cities controlled by Rome. In legal terms, Rome existed only within its pomerium; everything beyond it was simply territory ( ager) belonging to Rome.

Pomerium (early music group)

Pomerium is an American early music choral group founded by Alexander Blachly at University of Notre Dame in 1972. The group has fostered the careers of early music performers including Julianne Baird, Drew Minter and the four members of Anonymous 4.

Usage examples of "pomerium".

Because of its originally military nature, the Centuriate Assembly was obliged to meet outside the pomerium, and normally did so on the Campus Martius at a place called the saepta.

The only man permitted to insert the axes into the midst of the rods inside the pomerium was the Dictator.

The pomerium did not exactly follow the Servian Walls, one good reason why it is doubtful that the Servian Walls were built by King Servius Tulliuswho would certainly have caused his walls to follow the same line as his pomerium.

The whole of the ancient Palatine city of Romulus was enclosed within the pomerium, whereas the Aventine lay outside it.

Tradition held that the pomerium might be enlarged, but only by a man who significantly increased the size of Roman territory.

When he arrived himself he assembled them according to ancestral custom outside the pomerium, gave them an account of what had been done, and renounced some of the honors voted him.