Decemvirate
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decemvirate — [dē sem′və rit, dē sem′vərāt΄] n. [see DECEMVIR & ATE2] 1. a body of decemvirs 2. the position or term of such a group … English World dictionary
decemvirate — noun see decemvir … New Collegiate Dictionary
decemvirate — /di sem veuhr it, veuh rayt /, n. 1. a board or group of decemvirs. 2. the office or government of decemvirs. [1610 20; < L decemviratus. See DECEMVIR, ATE3] * * * … Universalium
decemvirate — n. group of decemvirs, group of ten people who hold power together; office of decemvirs, government of decemvirs … English contemporary dictionary
decemvirate — de·cem·vi·rate … English syllables
decemvirate — vərə̇t, əˌrāt noun ( s) Etymology: Latin decemviratus, from decemviri + atus ate 1. : the office or government of decemvirs 2. : a body of decemvirs … Useful english dictionary
Decemviri — For the Romanian assassins, see Iron Guard death squads. Ancient Rome This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Ancient Rome … Wikipedia
Roman law — is the legal system of ancient Rome. As used in the West the term commonly refers to legal developments prior to the Roman/Byzantine state s adopting Greek as its official language in the 7th century. As such the development of Roman law covers… … Wikipedia
450 BC — NOTOC EventsBy placeGreece* Athenian general Cimon sails to Cyprus with two hundred triremes of the Delian League. From there, he sends sixty ships to Egypt to help the Egyptians under Amyrtaeus, who is fighting the Persians in the Nile Delta.… … Wikipedia
449 BC — NOTOC EventsBy placeGreece* The Greek city states make peace with the Persian Empire through the Peace of Callias, named after the chief Greek ambassador to the Persian Court, an Athenian who is a brother in law of Cimon. Athens agrees to end its … Wikipedia
