A School-dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities: Abridged from the Larger DictionaryJ. Murray, 1845 - 427 pages |
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... called legis actiones or legitimae , either be cause they were expressly provided for by the laws of the Twelve Tables , or because they were strictly adapted to the words of the laws , and therefore could not be varied . But these ...
... called legis actiones or legitimae , either be cause they were expressly provided for by the laws of the Twelve Tables , or because they were strictly adapted to the words of the laws , and therefore could not be varied . But these ...
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... called petitor ; in a public action ( causa publica ) , he was called accusator . The defendant was called reus , both in pri- | vate and public causes : this term , however , according to Cicero , might signify either party , as indeed ...
... called petitor ; in a public action ( causa publica ) , he was called accusator . The defendant was called reus , both in pri- | vate and public causes : this term , however , according to Cicero , might signify either party , as indeed ...
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... called proximus admis- sionum ; and the proximi were under the magister admissionum . Their duty was called officium admissionis . They were usually freedmen . ADOLESCENS , was applied in the Roman law to a person from the end of his ...
... called proximus admis- sionum ; and the proximi were under the magister admissionum . Their duty was called officium admissionis . They were usually freedmen . ADOLESCENS , was applied in the Roman law to a person from the end of his ...
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... called aerarium fa- cere ; referre aliquem in aerarios ; or in ta- bulas Caeritum referri jubere ) , might be practised in the case of a patrician as well as of a plebeian . Hence , aerarians came to be used as a term of reproach ...
... called aerarium fa- cere ; referre aliquem in aerarios ; or in ta- bulas Caeritum referri jubere ) , might be practised in the case of a patrician as well as of a plebeian . Hence , aerarians came to be used as a term of reproach ...
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... called an Ala . The alarii consisted both of horse and foot soldiers , and were commanded by prae- fecti , in the same manner as the legions were commanded by tribuni . The cavalry of the allies was called equites alarii , to dis ...
... called an Ala . The alarii consisted both of horse and foot soldiers , and were commanded by prae- fecti , in the same manner as the legions were commanded by tribuni . The cavalry of the allies was called equites alarii , to dis ...
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