- (Latin for 'two men'),
originally duoviri and also
known in
English as the
duumvirs, were any of
various joint magistrates of
ancient Rome. Such
pairs of Roman...
- law I
appoint duumvirs to p****
judgment upon
Horatius for
treason [perduellio]. The
dread formula or the law ran thus: ‘Let the
duumvirs pronounce him...
-
Diarchy (from Gr**** δι-, di-, "double", and -αρχία, -arkhía, "ruled"), duarchy, or
duumvirate is a form of
government characterized by co-rule, with two...
- of the
Whigs in
alliance with Marlborough: the two were
nicknamed "the
Duumvirs". The
influence of the
Marlboroughs with the
queen was, however, gradually...
-
raised the
issue in Parliament.
Convinced of Harley's caballing, the
duumvirs threatened the
Queen with
resignation unless she
dismissed him. Anne fought...
- the defenders. For this victory, he was
awarded a
triumph and
elected duumvir by the
colony of
Antioch of Pisidia. By 1 AD,
Quirinius was
appointed tutor...
-
Grenville and Grey,
political historian Archibald Foord describe as
being "
duumvirs of the
party from 1807 to 1817" and
consulted about what was to be done...
-
establish the
first curia. At the head of the
government of the city were two
duumvirs,
equivalent to the
Roman consuls at the
local level,
whose name appeared...
-
municipium was held by four
annually elected officials,
composed of two
duumvirs and two aediles.
Advisory powers were held by the decurions, appointed...
-
known from inscriptions, and
several were
locally important,
serving as
duumvirs at
Antinum in Samnium,
Pompeii in Campania, and
Sarmizegetusa in Dacia...
