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- The contio (pl. "contiones"; from Latin "conventio" meaning "gathering") was an ad hoc public ****embly in Ancient Rome, which existed during the monarchy...
- would be commonly used for imperial eulogies, political addresses, and contiones. Drusus and Tiberius delivered a double speech in the Forum; Drusus read...
- decisions were made. Voters met in contione to deliberate prior to meeting in ****emblies or councils to vote. These contiones were very common and served as...
- Cicero. Most Roman cities had a similar Comitium for public meetings (L. contiones) or ****emblies for election, councils and tribunals. As part of the forum...
- Cicero, at the time a young man, remembered hearing Metellus speak at contiones in Rome during this period, most likely during Metellus' praetorship....
- Tribunes were responsible for organizing support for legislation, organizing contiones, a form of discourse or ****embly, as well as prosecute criminals before...
- market days, any public ****emblies—including their informal sessions (contiones)—were now positively banned. At the same time, these provisions meant...
- distinctly absent from his usual rantings in the po****r ****emblies (contiones). Milo was en****bered in a coach, with his wife, a heavy riding cloak...
- Morstein-Marx's book on m**** oratory in the republicoften before contiones or ****emblies of the people – focused, however, on how both opponents...
- pr(aetōris) urbānī senātūsque sententiā, utī suprā scrīptum est.» Haec utī in cōntiōne ēdīcātis nē minus trīnum nūndinum, senātūsque sententiam utī scientēs essētis...