- The
contio (pl. "contiones"; from
Latin "conventio"
meaning "gathering") was an ad hoc
public ****embly in
Ancient Rome,
which existed during the monarchy...
-
office could make
speeches in a
contio, but not
before a
comitia or a concilium.
Citizens always ****embled
first in a
contio to hear
debates or to enable...
- through,
Whence the
light is risen;
Salvation has been found. Ergō
nostra cōntiō Psallat iam in lūstrō; Benedīcat Dominō: Salūs Regī nostrō. Therefore, let...
-
There were
three types of gatherings, the comitia, the concilium, and the
contio. The
first two were
formal gatherings where legal decisions were made. The...
- ajhg.2012.02.006. PMC 3309189. PMID 22405088. Garçon-Michel N, Roguedas-
Contios AM,
Rault G, Le
Bihan J,
Ramel S,
Revert K,
Dirou A,
Misery L (July 2010)...
- vote on a bill, a
special contio was
called so that a
debate on the
proposal could be held. Once that
debate was over, the
contio immediately became the...
- pre-existing
Roman custom or if he
modified a
similar pledging gesture for his
contio, but
Cicero clearly disapproved of Octavian's performance, exclaiming: "I...
- Lepidus'
troops arrived to the forum,
Brutus spoke before the
people in a
contio. The text of that
speech is lost. Dio says the
liberatores promoted their...
- authority,
without senatorial consent.
Moving to the forum,
Caesar summoned a
contio (a
meeting wherein a
magistrate would address the people)
where he requested...
- and the
senate as
written above. See that you
declare it in the ****embly (
contio) for not less than
three market days; that you may know the
opinion of the...
