Decemviri (singular decemvir) is a Latin term meaning `Ten Men` which designates any such commission in the Roman Republic (cf. Triumviri, Three Men). Different types of decemvirate include the writing of laws with consular imperium (legibvs scribvndis consvlari imperio), the judging of litigation (stlitibvs ivdicandis), the making of sacrifices.....
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(Latin: `ten men`), in ancient Rome, any official commission of 10. The designation is most often used in reference to decemviri legibus scribundis, ... [1 related articles]
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