pomeriumn.

Brit.

/pə(ʊ)ˈmɪərɪəm/,

/pɒˈmɪərɪəm/, U.S.

/poʊˈmɛriəm/

Forms: 1500s– pomoerium, 1600s pomarium, 1600s 1800s– pomerium.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin pōmoerium.

Etymology: < classical Latin pōmoerium, pōmērium strip of ground marking the formal, religiously constituted boundary of a Latin or Etruscan town, boundary of any town, limits of a topic or subject, usually derived (as by ancient etymologists) < post behind (see post prep.) + moerus , mūrus wall (see mure n.) + -ium , neuter of -ius , suffix forming adjectives, but perhaps of Etruscan origin, the rites used for founding a city being Etruscan. Compare earlier pomery n.

Roman History.

The strip of ground marking the formal, religiously constituted boundary of a Roman city. Also in extended use.The pomerium is usually taken to denote the open space running inside and outside the walls of a city, which was consecrated by the pontifex and ordained to be left free from buildings.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town or city > part of town or city > [noun] > open space > public square

placeOE

streetOE

foruma1464

pomery1533

piazza1583

agora1591

pomerium1598

plazaa1661

squarea1684

piazzetta1730

town square1769

place1793

Pnyx1820

zocalo1884

plaza1948

1598 R. Grenewey tr. Tacitus Annales xii. vi. 162 After that, the circuit or pomœrium was augmented, according to the fortune and riches of the Kings.

1603 G. Downame Treat. conc. Antichrist ii. 26 In the time of the Emperours the Pomarium of the citie was enlarged, so that it enclosed a good parte of Campus Martius.

1618 F. Bacon Let. to King 2 Jan. in Cabala (1654) I. 9 The City grown from wood to brick, your Sea-walls or Pomerium of your Island surveyed.

1683–6 J. Smallwood tr. Romulus in J. Dryden tr. Plutarch Lives I. 83 With this Line did they describe the Wall,..which they call'd Pomœrium, from Post murum.

1709 J. MacGregory Geogr. & Hist. Mons 23 He..Extended the Pomœrium of the Town, into the Country, beyond the Far-Ends of all the Suburbs.

1775 R. Chandler Trav. Asia Minor 64 Behind the castle are several portions of the wall of the pomœrium which encompassed the city at a distance.

1814 Regent's Park 25 It reserves a great pomœrium for the public health and recreation.

1852 W. J. Conybeare & J. S. Howson Life & Epist. St. Paul II. xxiv. 372 The ancient wall, with its once sacred pomœrium, was rather an object for antiquarian interest..than any protection against the enemies.

1900 Amer. Jrnl. Archaeol. 4 261 Among the materials collected for the intended reconstruction is one of the cippi of the Pomerium.

1961 L. Mumford City in Hist. (1966) viii. 240 From this religious definition of the city possibly sprang another feature, the pomerium, a sacred belt inside and outside the wall, where no buildings might be placed.

1992 A. Bell tr. M. Toussaint-Samat Hist. Food 293 The pomerium expanded to absorb successive suburbs.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pomerium
释义	pomeriumn. Brit. /pə(ʊ)ˈmɪərɪəm/, /pɒˈmɪərɪəm/, U.S. /poʊˈmɛriəm/ Forms: 1500s– pomoerium, 1600s pomarium, 1600s 1800s– pomerium. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin pōmoerium. Etymology: < classical Latin pōmoerium, pōmērium strip of ground marking the formal, religiously constituted boundary of a Latin or Etruscan town, boundary of any town, limits of a topic or subject, usually derived (as by ancient etymologists) < post behind (see post prep.) + moerus , mūrus wall (see mure n.) + -ium , neuter of -ius , suffix forming adjectives, but perhaps of Etruscan origin, the rites used for founding a city being Etruscan. Compare earlier pomery n. Roman History. The strip of ground marking the formal, religiously constituted boundary of a Roman city. Also in extended use.The pomerium is usually taken to denote the open space running inside and outside the walls of a city, which was consecrated by the pontifex and ordained to be left free from buildings. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town or city > part of town or city > [noun] > open space > public square placeOE streetOE foruma1464 pomery1533 piazza1583 agora1591 pomerium1598 plazaa1661 squarea1684 piazzetta1730 town square1769 place1793 Pnyx1820 zocalo1884 plaza1948 1598 R. Grenewey tr. Tacitus Annales xii. vi. 162 After that, the circuit or pomœrium was augmented, according to the fortune and riches of the Kings. 1603 G. Downame Treat. conc. Antichrist ii. 26 In the time of the Emperours the Pomarium of the citie was enlarged, so that it enclosed a good parte of Campus Martius. 1618 F. Bacon Let. to King 2 Jan. in Cabala (1654) I. 9 The City grown from wood to brick, your Sea-walls or Pomerium of your Island surveyed. 1683–6 J. Smallwood tr. Romulus in J. Dryden tr. Plutarch Lives I. 83 With this Line did they describe the Wall,..which they call'd Pomœrium, from Post murum. 1709 J. MacGregory Geogr. & Hist. Mons 23 He..Extended the Pomœrium of the Town, into the Country, beyond the Far-Ends of all the Suburbs. 1775 R. Chandler Trav. Asia Minor 64 Behind the castle are several portions of the wall of the pomœrium which encompassed the city at a distance. 1814 Regent's Park 25 It reserves a great pomœrium for the public health and recreation. 1852 W. J. Conybeare & J. S. Howson Life & Epist. St. Paul II. xxiv. 372 The ancient wall, with its once sacred pomœrium, was rather an object for antiquarian interest..than any protection against the enemies. 1900 Amer. Jrnl. Archaeol. 4 261 Among the materials collected for the intended reconstruction is one of the cippi of the Pomerium. 1961 L. Mumford City in Hist. (1966) viii. 240 From this religious definition of the city possibly sprang another feature, the pomerium, a sacred belt inside and outside the wall, where no buildings might be placed. 1992 A. Bell tr. M. Toussaint-Samat Hist. Food 293 The pomerium expanded to absorb successive suburbs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1598
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