LOCUS PUBLICUS

locus publicus (loh-k[schwa]s p[schwa]b-li-k[schwa]s). [Latin] Roman law. A public place. “Locus publicus …. A parcel of public land. It is property of the Roman people and is protected by various interdicts … against violation by private individuals who might endanger its public character or its use by the people.” Adolf Berger, Encyclopedic Dictionary of Roman […]