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Definition of Decemvirate

Decemvirate
Decemvirate De*cem"vi*rate, n. [L. decemviratus.] 1. The office or term of office of the decemvirs in Rome. 2. A body of ten men in authority.

Meaning of Decemvirate from wikipedia

- Roman Republic. The most important were those of the two decemvirates, formally the decemvirate with consular power for writing laws (Latin: decemviri consulari...
- According to Roman tradition, it was a Decemvirate (Latin: decemviri consulari imperio legibus scribundis, 'decemvirs with consular power for writing...
- patrician who, together with Marcus Horatius Barbatus, opposed the second decemvirate in 449 BC when that body showed despotic tendencies. In honor of their...
- died of the disease that same year. In 451 BC, he was part of the First Decemvirate which wrote the ten first tables of the Law of the Twelve Tables. Robert...
- Publius Sestius Capitolinus Vatic**** (fl. c. 452–451 BC) was a Roman politician in the 5th century BC, consul in 452 BC and decemvir in 451 BC. He was...
- Republic, most notable as the leading member of the ten-man board (the Decemvirate) which drew up the Twelve Tables of Roman law around 451 BC. He is also...
- he advised and subsequently defended following the overthrow of the decemvirate. Elected consul in 460 with Publius Valerius Poplicola, Claudius and...
- patricians, or for other reasons. Around 450 BC, the first decemviri (decemvirate, board of "Ten Men") were appointed to draw up the first ten tables....
- (approximate date). The success of the first Decemvirate prompts the appointment of a second Decemvirate which also includes plebeians amongst its members...
- historical tradition, he and Valerius pla**** an important role in ending the Decemvirate and bringing harmony between the patrician and plebeian orders. To the...