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Definition of Decemvir

Decemvir
Decemvir De*cem"vir, n.; pl. E. Decemvirs, L. Decemviri. [L., fr. decem ten + vir a man.] 1. One of a body of ten magistrates in ancient Rome. Note: The title of decemvirs was given to various bodies of Roman magistrates. The most celebrated decemvirs framed ``the laws of the Twelve Tables,' about 450 B. C., and had absolute authority for three years. 2. A member of any body of ten men in authority.

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- The decemviri or decemvirs (Latin for "ten men") refer to official ten-man commissions established by the Roman Republic. The most important were those...
- while relatively young; this is also consistent with his serving as a decemvir thirty years later. Julius also had a brother, Vopiscus, who held the consulship...
- been elected consul with Lucius Furius Medullinus. Whether or not the decemvir is the same man as the consul of 474 BC remains unknown. He was the son...
- plebeians in matters of voting rights and military discipline. Later, as decemvir, Claudius is said to have behaved as a lustful tyrant, with his attempt...
- with cases concerning whether an individual was free. Originally these decemvirs were a jury of ten men, serving under the presidency of a magistrate,...
- Quinctius, son of Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus Kaeso Duillius Longus, decemvir 450–449 BC Kaeso Fabius, character in 'Roma' by Steven Saylor, pp. 283-338...
- Pontifices Augures Epulones Quindecimviri Early magistrates Consular tribune Decemvir Junior positions Decemviri stlitibus judicandis Tresviri capitales Trimuviri...
- Decemvirate (Latin: decemviri consulari imperio legibus scribundis, 'decemvirs with consular power for writing laws') that drew up the Twelve Tables...
- Pontifices Augures Epulones Quindecimviri Early magistrates Consular tribune Decemvir Junior positions Decemviri stlitibus judicandis Tresviri capitales Trimuviri...
- Pontifices Augures Epulones Quindecimviri Early magistrates Consular tribune Decemvir Junior positions Decemviri stlitibus judicandis Tresviri capitales Trimuviri...