Crossing the PomeriumA multifaceted exploration of the interplay between civic and military life in ancient Rome. The ancient Romans famously distinguished between civic life in Rome and military matters outside the citya division marked by the pomerium, an abstract religious and legal boundary that was central to the myth of the city's foundation. In Crossing the Pomerium, Michael Koortbojian explores, by means of images and texts, how the Romans used social practices