ABSTRACT
The purpose of this chapter is to explore the models of administrative space and the transformation of the spatial dimension of Roman late republican and early imperial administration in the city of Rome. It examines the spaces where administrative activities took place and their implications in the understanding of the workings of administration. What it seeks to demonstrate is that behind the issue of the spaces of administration there are important questions about the role of public administration in the Roman society and thus the public and private dichotomy. It argues for a new structure for the understanding of Roman administrative space, where public venues were complemented by the private domus, by analysing the different administrative activities that took place in the public and in the private sphere and the agency of the magistrates and their staff.
