Il pomerium e l’identità romana: un legame più forte del sangue

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dc.contributor.author	Castiello Antonietta
dc.title	Il pomerium e l’identità romana: un legame più forte del sangue
dc.type	Chapter
dc.language.iso	it
dc.description.abstract	In the ancient world borders defined both the land and the people who lived within their boundaries, as well as the land and people who lived outside of these boundaries. The practice of defining the sacred boundary of a city was the most important element in the process of building a distinct cultural identity. As the legend tells, the first action of king Romulus was to mark a line delineating the territory of Rome. This sacred limit, the pomerium, determined the members of the Roman citizens’ community; later becoming a strong symbol of their bond of union. The main purpose of this article is to examine the sacred boundary of Rome from a socio-anthropological perspective, to understand its symbolic, religious importance to Roman identity: a significance so powerful it allowed Romulus to kill his own brother for crossing it.
dc.relation.ispartof	Studi e ricerche
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Digital Publishing
dc.issued	2017-06-15
dc.dateAccepted	2017-05-09
dc.dateSubmitted	2017-04-21
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/libri/978-88-6969-168-3/il-pomerium-e-lidentita-romana-un-legame-piu-forte/
dc.identifier.doi	10.14277/6969-167-6/SR-9-1
dc.identifier.issn	2610-993X
dc.identifier.eissn	2610-9123
dc.identifier.isbn	978-88-6969-168-3
dc.identifier.eisbn	978-88-6969-167-6
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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dc.peer-review	yes
dc.subject	Identity
dc.subject	Identity
dc.subject	Memory
dc.subject	Memory
dc.subject	Pomerium
dc.subject	Pomerium
dc.subject	Remus
dc.subject	Remus
dc.subject	Romulus
dc.subject	Romulus

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Il pomerium e l’identità romana: un legame più forte del sangue

Antonietta Castiello Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Deutschland; Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia

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In the ancient world borders defined both the land and the people who lived within their boundaries, as well as the land and people who lived outside of these boundaries. The practice of defining the sacred boundary of a city was the most important element in the process of building a distinct cultural identity. As the legend tells, the first action of king Romulus was to mark a line delineating the territory of Rome. This sacred limit, the pomerium, determined the members of the Roman citizens’ community; later becoming a strong symbol of their bond of union. The main purpose of this article is to examine the sacred boundary of Rome from a socio-anthropological perspective, to understand its symbolic, religious importance to Roman identity: a significance so powerful it allowed Romulus to kill his own brother for crossing it.

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May 9, 2017

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April 21, 2017

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978-88-6969-168-3

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978-88-6969-167-6

Keywords: Memory • Identity • Romulus • Remus • Pomerium

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