urbs

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Everything inside was urbs, city space consecrated by priests who interpreted the will of the gods; everything outside was ager — unhallowed open territory.

From New York Times • May 1, 2023

But it remains to be seen whether the council will wield sufficient power�or control sufficient funds�to make an impact on the problems of urbs and suburbs.

From Time Magazine Archive

But as their industries, their urbs, suburbs and highways encroach upon the wilderness, that wilderness becomes particularly precious.

From Time Magazine Archive

Man has been moving to the suburbs ever since he invented the urbs.

From Time Magazine Archive

Now came the last and most important ceremony, the tracing of the line of the wall around the city itself,—the urbs, the home of the people.

From The Childhood of Rome by Lamprey, Louise