A Dictionary of Greek and Roman AntiquitiesWilliam Smith, Charles Anthon Harper & brothers, 1843 - 1116 pages |
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... archon of each year , whence he was called aρxwv ¿ ñúvvμoc ; the Lacedæmonians by one of the ephors ; and the Argives by the chief priest- ess of Juno , who held her office for life . The fol- lowing æras were adopted in later times : 1 ...
... archon of each year , whence he was called aρxwv ¿ ñúvvμoc ; the Lacedæmonians by one of the ephors ; and the Argives by the chief priest- ess of Juno , who held her office for life . The fol- lowing æras were adopted in later times : 1 ...
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... archons . On ses , may be inferred from their existence after the one occasion we find that the president of the coun- subjugation of these colonies by Croesus ; and we cil was a hieromnemon , and that he was chosen know that ...
... archons . On ses , may be inferred from their existence after the one occasion we find that the president of the coun- subjugation of these colonies by Croesus ; and we cil was a hieromnemon , and that he was chosen know that ...
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... archons were the proper officers for the ἀνά- Kpioiç : they are represented by Minerva , in the Eumenides of Eschylus ... ARCHON . ANAKALUPTE'RIA . ( Vid . MARRIAGE . ) ΑΝΑΚΕΙΑ or ΑΝΑΚΕΙΟΝ ( ἀνάκεια οἱ ἀνά- KELOV ) , a festival of the ...
... archons were the proper officers for the ἀνά- Kpioiç : they are represented by Minerva , in the Eumenides of Eschylus ... ARCHON . ANAKALUPTE'RIA . ( Vid . MARRIAGE . ) ΑΝΑΚΕΙΑ or ΑΝΑΚΕΙΟΝ ( ἀνάκεια οἱ ἀνά- KELOV ) , a festival of the ...
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... archon in those of choregia ; and to the tribunal of such an officer it was the first step of the challenger to summon his opponent . " It may be presumed that he then formally repeated his proposal , and that the other party stated his ...
... archon in those of choregia ; and to the tribunal of such an officer it was the first step of the challenger to summon his opponent . " It may be presumed that he then formally repeated his proposal , and that the other party stated his ...
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... archon , 12 or the thesmotheta.13 The most important passage with regard to the apagogel is unfortunately corrupt and unintelligible.15 The com- 8 1. ( ii . , 88 . ) - 2 . ( Hippol . , 1135 . ) - 3 . ( 1. 8 . ) - 4 . ( Brunck , Ant ...
... archon , 12 or the thesmotheta.13 The most important passage with regard to the apagogel is unfortunately corrupt and unintelligible.15 The com- 8 1. ( ii . , 88 . ) - 2 . ( Hippol . , 1135 . ) - 3 . ( 1. 8 . ) - 4 . ( Brunck , Ant ...
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Page 126 - The chief duties of augurs were to observe and report supernatural signs. They were also the repositories of the ceremonial law, and had to advise on the expiation of prodigies and other matters of religious observance. The sources of their art were threefold: first, the formulas and traditions of the college, which in ancient times met on the nones of every month ; secondly, the...
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