CIVES, SANNITI, CONSUETUDO

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The essay analyzes the presence of the so-called ‘paganico-vicana’ structure in pre-Roman Italy and up to the fourth century B. C., coming to the consideration that this interpretation, for which the pagus should have included both isolated houses, and one or more vici inside and would have had its aggregation point in a sanctuary, which could be located in an isolated rural site or even within the vicus, must be considered outdated. However, in my opinion, the presence of the pagus or in any case of stronger settlement structures is not entirely excluded; in fact, it could be found in the archaeological evidence related to the 'barrier fortresses' established within the framework of military defensive structures. A further aspect of research interest is the identification of ‘emporium’ alongside the settlement structures of the vicus; the so-called ‘emporium’ are to be identified in these asyla in which the negotiations took place between Romans and peregrini who were not allowed to contract through the ius civile institutes.