Urbs (main town)

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Urbs is a Latin name for a capital or an important castle.

Roman Empire

In the ancient times was urbs a name for Rome . From this the Pope's blessing Urbi et Orbi , the city (Rome) and the world has been preserved to this day.

More places

middle Ages

In the Middle Ages , urbs was a rare name for castles or cities of overriding importance (e.g. episcopal seats), occasionally also for smaller castles. For larger castles or cities, the term civitas was usually used.

Castles and cities west of the Elbe and Danube

Castles east of the Elbe and Danube

Modern times

In the 18th century, the term urbs was sometimes used in Latin texts for a city .

Idioms

  • ab urbe condita , since the foundation of the city (Rome) , beginning of the Roman era

Derivatives

literature

Web links

Wiktionary: urbs  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations