A School Dictionary of Greek and Roman AntiquitiesHarper & Brothers, 1889 - 371 pages |
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... emperors , instead of the triclinium , for reclining on at meals . The mattresses and feather - beds were softer and higher , and the supports ( fulcra ) of them lower in proportion than in the tricli- nium . The clothes and pillows ...
... emperors , instead of the triclinium , for reclining on at meals . The mattresses and feather - beds were softer and higher , and the supports ( fulcra ) of them lower in proportion than in the tricli- nium . The clothes and pillows ...
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... emperor to com- pile the account . The Acta Diurna , which were also called Acta populi , Acta publica , Acta urbana , and by the simple name of Acta , were frequently consulted and appealed to by later historians . ACTA SENATUS ...
... emperor to com- pile the account . The Acta Diurna , which were also called Acta populi , Acta publica , Acta urbana , and by the simple name of Acta , were frequently consulted and appealed to by later historians . ACTA SENATUS ...
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... emperor . They were divided into four classes ; the chief officer of each class was called proximus admissionum ; and the proximi were under the magister admissio- num . Their duty was called officium admis- sionis . They were usually ...
... emperor . They were divided into four classes ; the chief officer of each class was called proximus admissionum ; and the proximi were under the magister admissio- num . Their duty was called officium admis- sionis . They were usually ...
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... emperors it became the practice to effect the adrogatio by an imperial rescript . The effect of adoption was to create the legal relation of father and son , just as if the adopted son were born of the blood of the adoptive father in ...
... emperors it became the practice to effect the adrogatio by an imperial rescript . The effect of adoption was to create the legal relation of father and son , just as if the adopted son were born of the blood of the adoptive father in ...
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... emperors it signified a person who in any way assisted in the conduct of a cause , and was sometimes equivalent to ... Emperor Constan- tine , the offence in the adulterer was made capital . ADVERSA'RIA , a note - book , memoran- lum ...
... emperors it signified a person who in any way assisted in the conduct of a cause , and was sometimes equivalent to ... Emperor Constan- tine , the offence in the adulterer was made capital . ADVERSA'RIA , a note - book , memoran- lum ...
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