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Definition of Duumviri
1. duumvir [n] - See also: duumvir
Lexicographical Neighbors of Duumviri
Literary usage of Duumviri
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of Philology by William George Clark, William Aldis Wright, Ingram Bywater, John Eyton Bickersteth Mayor, Henry Jackson (1876)
"duumviri and Triumviri. THERE appear to be two forms in which these words are •written
... seem to be the usual forms in official documents, duumviri and ..."
2. Cicero: A Sketch of His Life and Works by Hannis Taylor, Mary Lillie Taylor Hunt (1916)
"... of the Roman constitution an attempt was made to indicate the nature of the
criminal courts constituted by the king, such as Roman crim- the duumviri ..."
3. The Decline of the Roman Republic by George Long (1866)
"... which require a brief mention, the duumviri ... It is singular that only three
cases are mentioned in our extant authorities of the duumviri ..."
4. Roman Antiquities: Or, An Account of the Manners and Customs of the Romans by Alexander Adam, John Richardson Major (1835)
"That instead of duumviri for performing «acred rites, Decemviri should be chosen ;
part from the patricians, and part from the plebeians, Liv. vi. ..."
5. Roman History: The Early Empire, from the Assassination of Julius Cæsar to by William Wolfe Capes (1895)
"... filled the place of the consuls or praetors of 1" ol d times> and were styled
from their judicial functions duumviri juri ..."
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