Compascuus

Compascuus is Latin for commonly grazed,[1][2] and hence often used in the forms ager compascuus (common pasture land)[3][4] and compascuum (the common pasture). In the early republic, there were three kinds of land, private, public and common pasture. The Lex Agraria, that formalized the existing situation after the land reforms, set limits on how much cattle an individual could graze on ager compascuus without having to pay dues.[5][6]

Placenames

This ancient term is still preserved in some placenames in Drenthe:

References
  1. Jörg Krumme. "Übersetzung – Latein > Deutsch: compascuus > gemeinsam beweidet". Quickdict.de (in German). Retrieved 2008-09-02.
  2. "Compascuus". The Free Multi-Language Online Dictionary. Ultralingua. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
  3. Tullius Cicero, Marcus (October 1903) [44 BC]. A.S. Wilkins (ed.). Topica. Rhetorica (in Latin). II. Rome. Retrieved 2008-09-02. Si compascuus ager est, ius est compascere.
  4. George Long (2000-12-07). "Ager". Lacus Curtius. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
  5. "Agrarian Law; 111 B.C." The Avalon Project. Yale Law School. 2001-11-10. Archived from the original on 2008-12-08. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
  6. Hardy, Ernest George (2005). Roman Laws and Charters. The Lawbook Exchange. ISBN 1-58477-517-3. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
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