Compascuus Explained

Compascuus is Latin for commonly grazed,[1] [2] and hence often used in the forms ager compascuus (common pasture land)[3] [4] and compascuum (the common pasture). In the early Roman Republic, there were three kinds of land: private, public and common pasture. The Latin: [[Lex agraria (111 BC)|lex agraria]] of 111 BC, which formalized the existing situation after the land reforms, set limits on how many cattle an individual could graze on ager compascuus without having to pay dues.[5] [6]

Placenames

This ancient term is still preserved in some placenames in Drenthe, because the border between the Netherlands and Germany in the Bourtange moor was not delimited and was a common pasture for shepherds from both sides of the border.[7]

References

  1. Web site: Übersetzung – Latein > Deutsch: compascuus > gemeinsam beweidet. 2008-09-02. Jörg Krumme. Quickdict.de. German.
  2. Web site: Compascuus. 2008-09-02. The Free Multi-Language Online Dictionary. Ultralingua. https://web.archive.org/web/20110717162557/http://www.ultralingua.com/onlinedictionary/index.html?action=define&service=latin2english&text=compascuus&src=&popup=&searchtype=browsing. 2011-07-17. dead.
  3. Book: Tullius Cicero , Marcus . Cicero

    . Cicero. A.S. Wilkins. Topica. 44 BC. 2008-09-02. Rhetorica. II. October 1903. Rome. Latin. Si compascuus ager est, ius est compascere..

  4. Web site: Ager. 2008-09-02. George Long. 2000-12-07. Lacus Curtius.
  5. Web site: Agrarian Law; 111 B.C.. 2008-09-02. 2001-11-10. The Avalon Project. Yale Law School. https://web.archive.org/web/20081208215942/http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/medieval/agrarian_law.htm. 2008-12-08. dead.
  6. Book: Hardy , Ernest George . Roman Laws and Charters. 2008-09-02. 2005. The Lawbook Exchange. 1-58477-517-3.
  7. Web site: Barger-Compascuum . Dodenakkers . Leon Bok . 13 July 2011 . 11 March 2022 . nl.
  8. Web site: Barger-Compascuum - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 11 March 2022 . nl . The compascuum of Barge.
  9. Web site: Emmer-Compascuum - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 11 March 2022 . nl . The compascuum of Emmen.

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