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Public Lands and Agrarian Laws of the Roman Republic

by Andrew Stephenson

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(b) — Colonies Founded between 367 and 133.

(a). Civic Colonies.

COLONIES.PLACE.DATES B.C.NO. OF C.SIZE OF ALLOTS.JUGERA.ACRES.
Antiuim.
Anxur.
Minturnae.
Sinuessa.
Sena Gallica.
Castrum Novum.
Aesium.
Alsium.
Fregenae.
Pyrgi.
Puteoli.
Volturnum.
Liternum.
Buxentum.
Salernum.
Sipontum.
Tempsa.
Croton.
Potentia.
Pisaurum.
Parma.
Mutina.
Saturnia.
Graviscae.
Luna.
Auximum.
Latium.
"
Campania.
"
Umbria.
Picenum.
Umbria.
Etruria.
"
"
Campania.
"
"
Lucania.
Campania.
"
Bruttii.
"
Picenum.
Umbria.
Gall. Cisalp.
" "
Etruria.
"
"
Picenum.
338
329
296
296
283
283
247
247
245
191
194
194
194
194
194
194
194
194
184
184
183
183
183
181
173
157
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
1,000
1,000
300
300
300
300
2
2
2
2
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
4
4
6
6
6
6
6
5
6
6
600
600
600
600
1,800
1,800
1,800
1,800
1,800
1,800
1,800
1,800
1,800
1,800
1,800
1,800
1,200
1,200
1,800
1,800
6,000
6,000
1,800
1,500
1,800
1,800
375
375
375
375
1,125
1,125
1,125
1,125
1,125
1,125
1,125
1,125
1,125
1,125
1,125
1,125
750
750
1,125
1,125
3,750
3,750
1,125
938
1,125
1,125



Total.............. 38,900 30,500

(b). Latin Colonies.

COLONIES.PLACE.DATES.NO. OF C.SIZE OF ALLOTS.JUGERA.ACRES.
Calles.
Fregellae.
Luceria.
Suessa.
Pontiae.
Saticula.
Sora.
Alba.
Narnia.
Carseoli.
Venusia.
Hatria.
Cosa.
Paestum. Ariminum.
Beneventum.
Firmum.
Aesernia.
Brundisium.
Spoletium.
Cremona.
Placentia.
Copiae.
Bononia.
Aquileia.
Campania.
Latium.
Apulia.
Latium.
Isle of Latium.
Samnium.
Latium.
"
Umbria.
Sabini.
Apulia.
Picenum.
Campania.
Lucania.
Agr. Gallicus.
Samnium.
Picenum.
Samnium.
Calabria.
Umbria.
Gaul.
"
Lucania.
Gaul.
"
334
328
314
313
313
313
312
303
299
298
291
289
273
273
268
268
264
263
244
241
218
218
193
192
181
300
300
300
300
300
300
4,000
6,000
300
4,000
300
300
1,000
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
6,000
6,000
300
3,000
4,500
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
1,200
1,200
1,200
1,200
1,200
1,200
16,000
36,000
1,800
24,000
1,800
1,800
6,000
1,800
1,800
1,800
1,800
1,800
1,800
1,800
36,000
36,000
1,800
18,000
27,000
750
750
750
750
750
750
10,000
22,500
1,125
15,000
1,125
1,125
3,750
1,125
1,125
1,125
1,125
1,125
1,125
1,125
22,500
22,500
1,125
11,250
16,875




Total..............
Civic Colonies..........

Grand Total.............

226,000
38,900
________
264,900
141,250
30,500
________
171,750
or
268.36 Sq. Mi.

[Footnote 1: I have not here added Roman conquests outside of the peninsula of Italy, as these conquests were not treated as Roman territory until nearly a century later.]

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