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Yes. They used the ritual of the Pomerium. This was a sacred furrow that traced the boundary of the town. A wall was then built near it. The space between the furrow and the wall was also called pomerium. This was a strip of land consecrated to the gods. It was illegal to walk along, inhabit or farm on this land. It was also forbidden to bury the dead or to carry weapons inside the whole area defined by the furrow. The furrow was not ploughed in front of were gates were to be built to allow the passage of people in and out of the town. The ploughing of the pomerium was part of a religious ritual which started with augury - divination, the consultation of the omens of the gods in search for divine approval for the foundation of the city. The pomerium was also meant to provide protection from evils and plagues. This ritual was first used by Romulus for the foundation of Rome and was borrowed from the Etruscans.

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