‘Pomerium, verbi vim solam intuentes, postmoerium interpretantur esse’. La critica storica e antiquaria e la manipolazione del passato.

Abstract

‘Pomerium, verbi vim solam intuentes, postmoerium interpretanturesse’. The historical and antiquarian criticism and the manipulation ofthe past
This paper derives from a larger research project dedicated to thepomerium and the ius proferendi pomerii. Here, in particular, I focuson the evolution of the concept of pomerium in antiquity – from‘para’etymological to historical and topographical aspects.