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continued even though synoecised. The exact sequence of events is not known, whether the populace was given a choice or the synoecised sites were reoccupied. As it is unlikely that all the Sabines were invited to Rome, where facilities to feed and house them did not yet exist, it seems clear that
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and the citizenship and its rights and protections were specific to the community. No matter where a person lived, at home or abroad, or what his status or class, he was a citizen of the locality in which he was born. The distinguishing
98:; instead, the immediate neighbours of the city were invited or compelled to transfer their populations to the urban structure of Rome, where they took up residence in neighbourhoods and became Romans 192:, or founding. This act removed the sovereignty and independence from the signatory local communities, replacing them with the jurisdiction of a common government. This government was then called the 525:
Edmondson, J., 2006, "Cities and urban life in the Western provinces of the Roman Empire, 30BC – 250AD", in Potter, D.S, A Companion to the Roman Empire, Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell, pp. 250–280
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due to the city of Rome. The partial synoecism took the form of a charter granting incorporation into the city of Rome and defining the rights and responsibilities of the citizens. The first
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served in the Roman army, the distinctions were only nominal. In the final stage of development, all citizens of all cities and towns throughout the empire were equally citizens of Rome. The
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began to be used with reference to the city-states of Italy brought into the city-state of Rome but not incorporated into the city. The city of
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was only offered to some. The rest continued on as independent localities under the ultimate governance of Rome. Under the
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the impracticality of transferring numerous large city-states to Rome was manifest. The answer to the problem was the
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in exchange for the privileges and protections of citizenship. Every citizen was a
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the practical considerations of incorporating communities into the
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of these did not become full Roman citizens (although their
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these distinctions began to disappear; for example, when
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could become so after retirement). They were given the
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then simply meant municipality, the lowest level of
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ancient Rome
Latin
social contract
citizens
munera
Roman Kingdom
Roman Republic
city-state
colony
Roman Empire
Pliny the Elder
local government
munera
characteristic
self-governance
synoecism
Romulus
Latium
Alba Longa
population transfer
Roman Republic
local government
Tusculum
Roman citizenship
rights
right to vote
tribal
Residents
magistrates
duties

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