A School Dictionary of Greek and Roman AntiquitiesHarper & Brothers, 1889 - 371 pages |
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... called in jus vocatio ; and , ac- cording to the laws of the Twelve Tables , was in effect a dragging of the defendant before the praetor , if he refused to go quietly ; and al- though this rude proceeding was somewhat modified in later ...
... called in jus vocatio ; and , ac- cording to the laws of the Twelve Tables , was in effect a dragging of the defendant before the praetor , if he refused to go quietly ; and al- though this rude proceeding was somewhat modified in later ...
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... called petitor ; in a public action ( causa pub- lica ) , he was called accusator . The defendant was called reus , both in private and public causes : this term , however , according to Cic- ero , might signify either party , as indeed ...
... called petitor ; in a public action ( causa pub- lica ) , he was called accusator . The defendant was called reus , both in private and public causes : this term , however , according to Cic- ero , might signify either party , as indeed ...
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... called Toinτós , els TOINτós , or OεTÓC , in opposition to the legiti- mate son born of the body of the father , who was called γνήσιος . A man might adopt a son either in his life- time or by his testament , provided he had no male ...
... called Toinτós , els TOINτós , or OεTÓC , in opposition to the legiti- mate son born of the body of the father , who was called γνήσιος . A man might adopt a son either in his life- time or by his testament , provided he had no male ...
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... called praefects , who appear to have held their office for two years . AERUSCATO'RES , were vagrants who obtained their living by fortune - telling and begging . They were called by the Greeks ἀγύρται . AES ( xaλkós ) , properly ...
... called praefects , who appear to have held their office for two years . AERUSCATO'RES , were vagrants who obtained their living by fortune - telling and begging . They were called by the Greeks ἀγύρται . AES ( xaλkós ) , properly ...
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... called Alaudae , whence enians decreed that 500 should be sacrificed Cicero speaks of the legio Alaudarum and of every year Alaudae ceterique veterani . The legion was called Alauda or " lark , " from the form of the crests which the ...
... called Alaudae , whence enians decreed that 500 should be sacrificed Cicero speaks of the legio Alaudarum and of every year Alaudae ceterique veterani . The legion was called Alauda or " lark , " from the form of the crests which the ...
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