Rome: From the Earliest Times to 44 B.C.P. F. Collier & son, 1913 - 418 pages |
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... taken from him , or even taxation imposed on him . In no other com- munity could a citizen live so absolutely secure from encroachment , either on the part of his fellows or of the state itself . This consti- tution was neither ...
... taken from him , or even taxation imposed on him . In no other com- munity could a citizen live so absolutely secure from encroachment , either on the part of his fellows or of the state itself . This consti- tution was neither ...
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... taken away , the purple robe of the king was replaced by the purple border of the consul's toga , the royal chariot was abolished , and the consul was obliged , like every other citizen , to go on foot within the city . We have above ...
... taken away , the purple robe of the king was replaced by the purple border of the consul's toga , the royal chariot was abolished , and the consul was obliged , like every other citizen , to go on foot within the city . We have above ...
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... taken away from the comitia curiata , and was transferred to the assembly of the cen- turies ( comitia centuriata ) ; that is , to the assembled levy of those bound to military service , who now received the rights , as they had ...
... taken away from the comitia curiata , and was transferred to the assembly of the cen- turies ( comitia centuriata ) ; that is , to the assembled levy of those bound to military service , who now received the rights , as they had ...
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... taken every fourth year , when the roll of senators was revised and completed . The number of senators remained unchanged , and , from the fact that the con- scripti were included in the number , we may infer the diminution of the ...
... taken every fourth year , when the roll of senators was revised and completed . The number of senators remained unchanged , and , from the fact that the con- scripti were included in the number , we may infer the diminution of the ...
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... taken from the consuls , and intrusted to two quaestors , who were chosen by the whole body of freeholders , both patrician and plebeian ; the votes of this assembly were taken by 451-449 B.C. districts , which gave the plebeian farmers ...
... taken from the consuls , and intrusted to two quaestors , who were chosen by the whole body of freeholders , both patrician and plebeian ; the votes of this assembly were taken by 451-449 B.C. districts , which gave the plebeian farmers ...
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