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Definition of Lustrum

Lustrum
Lustrum Lus"trum, n.; pl. E. Lustrums, L. Lustra. [L. Cf. 2d & 3d Luster.] A lustration or purification, especially the purification of the whole Roman people, which was made by the censors once in five years. Hence: A period of five years.

Meaning of Lustrum from wikipedia

- A lūstrum (IPA: [ˈluːs̠t̪rʊ̃ˑ], plural lūstra) was a term for a five-year period in Ancient Rome. It is distinct from the homograph lustrum (/ˈlʊstrəm/...
- Lustrum (US: Conspirata; 2009) is a historical novel by British author Robert Harris. It is the sequel to Imperium and the middle volume of a trilogy...
- Look up lustrum in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Lustrum (plural lustra) was a term for a sacrificial purification ritual every five-years in Ancient...
- Lustrum: Internationale Forschungsberichte aus dem Bereich des kl****ischen Altertums (English: "International research reports in the field of classical...
- film The Ghost Writer (2010). The second novel in the Cicero trilogy, Lustrum, was published in October 2009. It was released in February 2010 in the...
- of Gaius Verres. The book is the first in a trilogy. The second volume, Lustrum (Conspirata for U.S. audiences), was published in October 2009. The third...
- no plebeian censor performed the solemn purification of the people (the lustrum; Livy Periochae 13) until 280 BC. In 131 BC, for the first time, both censors...
- moved to New York, where he formed Lustrum Press in order to exert control over the reproduction of his work. Lustrum Press also published Larry Clark's...
- never comes out. L.C. Tulsa, Clark's first book, was published in 1971 by Lustrum Press, owned by Ralph Gibson. It has been claimed that thanks to Gene Pitney's...
- Dictator follows the first novel Imperium (2006) and the second novel Lustrum (2009). It is both a biography of Cicero and a tapestry of Rome in the...