Territory and Romanization of the Roman Empire: the Case of Planned Cities of Linear Pattern

Abstract

Rome was a city that has expanded its power to the point of becoming one
of the greatest empires of Antiquity. Tactics for territorialization involved Romanization, which included the military conquest and the introduction of Roman customs such as religion and traditions in a clear attempt to transform the peoples incorporated into the empire into Romans. This article seeks to highlight the use of standardized architecture and urban planning of cities built or rebuilt by Rome as a tactic of Romanization and to show that they were central to the consolidation of Roman rule. This geographical and historical analysis of the Roman Empire combines concepts and methods from these two fields of knowledge in an attempt to contribute to greater dialogue between History and Geography.