Tribuneship
11Post Reditum in Senatu — Upon his return from exile Cicero gave this speech thanking the Senate for their efforts in securing his return. The speech was given on the Nones of September, that is, September 5th, 57 BC. Cicero refers to the speech and the welcome he… …
12trib|u|nate — «TRIHB yu niht, nayt», noun. 1. = tribuneship. (Cf. ↑tribuneship) 2. government by tribunes. ╂[< Latin tribūnātus < tribūnus; see etym. under tribune1 (Cf. ↑tribune)] …
13Tribunate — Trib u*nate, n. [L. tribunatus: cf. F. tribunat.] The state or office of a tribune; tribuneship. [1913 Webster] …
14tribune — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin tribunus, from tribus tribe Date: 14th century 1. a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician… …
15Publius Mucius Scaevola — († c. 115 BC) was a prominent Roman politician and jurist. He was tribune in 141 BC, praetor in 136 BC, and consul in 133 BC. During his consulship, Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Serapio opposed Tiberius Gracchus running for a second… …
16Gaius Flavius Fimbria (consul 104 BCE) — Gaius Flavius Fimbria, according to Cicero, rose to the highest honours in the republic through his own merit and talent.In 105 BCE, he was a candidate for the consulship, and the people gave him the preference to his competitor, Quintus Lutatius …
17consul — consular, adj. consulship, n. /kon seuhl/, n. 1. an official appointed by the government of one country to look after its commercial interests and the welfare of its citizens in another country. 2. either of the two chief magistrates of the… …
18martial — martialism, n. martialist, n. martially, adv. martialness, n. /mahr sheuhl/, adj. 1. inclined or disposed to war; warlike: The ancient Romans were a martial people. 2. of, suitable for, or associated with war or the armed forces: martial music. 3 …
19Martial — /mahr sheuhl/, n. (Marcus Valerius Martialis)A.D. 43? 104?, Roman epigrammatist, born in Spain. * * * I Latin Marcus Valerius Martialis born с AD 38/41, Bilbilis, Hispania died с 103 Roman poet. Born in a Roman colony in what is now Spain,… …
20tribune — tribune1 tribuneship, n. tribunitial, tribunicial /trib yeuh nish euhl/, adj. /trib yoohn, tri byoohn /, n. 1. a person who upholds or defends the rights of the people. 2. Rom. Hist. a. any of various administrative officers, esp. one of 10… …
