ABSTRACT
The region designated as Latium adiectum during the Augustan period originally belonged to the territory of Hernici, Volsci, and Aurunci. After the Latin War, the “other Latium” underwent a general reorganization, which was already underway in the Hernican area in the late fourth century BCE, while in the Volscian area, it was much slower and was completed probably not earlier than the mid-second century BCE. The urban form, with specific features in planning and architecture, was integral to this process. The physical reorganization of the urban spaces occurred in conjunction with the adoption of the political institutions that these communities developed as they joined the Roman confederation after 338 BCE. The comparative analysis of relevant archaeological datasets reveals the use of common models and the influence of the urban tradition of Latium vetus in the development of what would become the “New Latium.”
