centumvirs

The importance of the business, which was decided in that court of justice, will be evident, if we compare it with the transactions before the centumvirs [c], who at present have cognizance of all matters whatever.

A Dialogue Concerning Oratory, Or The Causes Of Corrupt Eloquence The Works Of Cornelius Tacitus, Volume 8 (of 8); With An Essay On His Life And Genius, Notes, Supplements Caius Cornelius Tacitus

With the increase of legal proceedings, the tribunal of the centumvirs in which he presided acquired more weight and reputation.

The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 04 Rossiter Johnson 1885

At Rome, a better regulated republic, there were certain citizens chosen by the prætor who settled questions of fact, that is to say, decided whether an act had or had not been committed, whether a sum of money had or had not been paid; and the question of law was reserved for the centumvirs.

The Cult of Incompetence ��mile Faguet 1881

The centumvirs constituted a permanent tribunal composed of members annually elected, in equal numbers, from each tribe, and this tribunal was presided over by the praetor, and divided into four chambers, which, under the republic, was placed under the ancient quaestors.

The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. John Lord 1852

The centumvirs decided questions of property, embracing a wide range of subjects.

The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. John Lord 1852

With the increase of legal proceedings, the tribunal of the centumvirs, in which he presided, acquired more weight and reputation.

History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4 Edward Gibbon 1765

With the increase of legal proceedings, the tribunal of the centumvirs, in which he presided, acquired more weight and reputation.

History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4 Edward Gibbon 1765

With the increase of legal proceedings, the tribunal of the centumvirs, in which he presided, acquired more weight and reputation.

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