Quadra (Roman Empire)

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Quadra is the putative Latin name of square rural settlements in the Roman Empire or shortly thereafter. The quadra was made up of three by three, i.e. nine smaller squares. Similar to the Roman military camps , there were two main streets, the Cardo and the Decumanus . In contrast to the military camps, the Cardo ran in the north-south direction, the Decumanus in the west-east direction.

The name Quadra can be deduced etymologically from today's place names. The name “ager campanus” has been handed down.

The Quadrae all had the same dimensions. However, since there were different systems of measurement in the Roman Empire, the squares between the areas also had slightly different dimensions.

In regional research, the supposedly Roman field survey is often confused with the Carolingian limitation method, which used similar methods.

literature

  • Walter Belardi: Aspetti semantici della storia del lat. Quadra , in: Kurt Baldinger (ed.): Festschrift Walther von Wartburg on his 80th birthday , Tübingen: Max Niemeyer 1968, pp. 282–286.
  • Rainer Loose: Curtis, Colonia, " Quadrafluren ". On the problem of the continuity of early medieval settlement elements in the upper Vintschgau / South Tyrol , in: Reports on German regional studies 50, 1976, pp. 91-102.
  • Lois Craffonara : Is there an old Quadra block in St. Martin in Thurn? in: Ladinia 23, Istitut Ladin "Micurá de Rü" - San Martin de Tor 1999. (pdf)
  • Irmtraut Heitmeier, " Quadrafluren " in Tyrol - relics from Roman times? In: VIS IMAGINVM. Festschrift for Elisabeth Walde , Innsbruck 2005, ISBN 3-200-00267-0