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The Romans believed that it was (usually) inauspicious to bury bodies within city bounds, but the pomerium (city boundary) of Rome was frequently expanded. Did these extensions end up encompassing burial grounds, and if so what was don about it?

by /u/EnclavedMicrostate in /r/AskHistorians

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