Roman Antiquities: Or, An Account of the Manners and Customs of the Romans ...Collins and Hannay, 1833 - 508 oldal |
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ædiles afterwards ancient Annal Appian appointed army Ascon Augustus Cæs censors chiefly Cicero Claud Cluent Comitia Comitia Tributa commonly consuls decemviri decree Dionys emperors Epist Epit Equites Fast Festus Gell Greeks hence called Hist honour Horat horses ibid judices Julius Cæsar Jupiter Juvenal Leges legg lictors likewise Lucan Macrob magistrates MAGISTRATUS Martial Orat Ovid patricians person Phil Plaut plebeians Plin Pliny Plutarch Polyb Pontifex prætor priests provinces punishment quæ quæstors Quinctil quod republic Rome Romulus Rosc sacred rites Sallust senate Senec Serv Sext ships slaves soldiers sometimes Suet Sylla Tacit temple thing trial tribes tribunes Trist Tusc Twelve Tables usually Varr Varro Verr viii Virg whence xviii xxvi xxxix xxxvii
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314. oldal - Afterwards a spear with a cross piece of wood on the top, sometimes the figure of a hand above, probably in allusion to the word manipulus ; and below, a small round or oval shield, commonly of silver, Plin.
287. oldal - But if he missed his aim, by either throwing the net too short or too far, he instantly betook himself to flight, and endeavoured to prepare his net for a second cast ; while his antagonist as swiftly pursued (whence the name Secutar), to prevent his design by despatching him.
97. oldal - ... himself: upon which Cicero, who was never at a loss, instead of pronouncing the ordinary form of the oath, exalting the tone of his voice, swore out aloud, so as all the people might hear him, that he had saved the Republic and the city from ruin...
315. oldal - Romans, a silver eagle, with expanded wings, on the top of a spear, sometimes holding a thunderbolt in its claws, with the figure of a small chapel above it, and occasionally also having the chapel over it, was the main standard of the legion.
119. oldal - Page. t)g afterwards enjoy any other magistracy ; that there should be no appeal to the tribunes ; that they should not be allowed to assemble the people and make harangues to them, nor propose laws, but should only retain the right of intercession.
274. oldal - XVI XV XIV XIII XII XI X IX VIII VII VI v IV III J to •3 a r*!
69. oldal - COMITIUM, where the pulpit or tribunal (suggestum) stood, whence the orators used to harangue the people. It was afterwards called ROSTRA, because it was adorned with the beaks of the ships taken from the Antiates, Liv.
39. oldal - If a master of a family was slain at his own house, and the murderer not discovered, all his domestic slaves were liable to be put to death.
72. oldal - Some make the number of Livy to amount to 194, by supposing that the trumpeters, &c. were not included in the thirty centuries of the fifth class, but formed three distinct centuries by themselves. Each class had arms peculiar to itself, and a certain place in the army, according to the valuation of their fortunes. By this arrangement the chief power was vested in the richest citizens, who composed the first class, which, although least in number, consisted of more centuries than all the rest put...
32. oldal - But all, however different in rank and consequence, were entitled to paternal protection from the patron ; he was bound to relieve their distress, to appear for them in court, to expound the law to them, civil and pontifical. On the other hand, the clients were obliged to be heartily dutiful and obedient to their patron, to promote his honour, to pay his mulcts and fines, to aid him, jointly with the members of his house, in bearing...