Editing Commune of Rome (section)

=== Winning autonomy (1143-1188) ===
From its foundation until 1188, the Commune of Rome enjoyed almost complete autonomy from the Papacy, with which it came to dispute its lordships in Latium (Tivoli, [[Albano Laziale]], [[Tuscolo]]) based on a policy of communal expansion, as well as the control of cereal production between [[Viterbo]] and the [[Tyrrhenian Sea]], the imposition of taxes, the administration of justice in the territories of Sabina, [[Tuscia]] and [[Campagna e Marittima Province|Campagna e Marittima]] and even the power to consecrate emperors, regardless of the final decision of the Germanic claimants.<ref>Carocci, S. (2001): ''Il nepotismo nel medioevo'', Roma, Viella, p. 50.</ref>