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... senate . On the death of the king under the old régime the auspicia reverted to the senate , and that body , through representa- tives chosen from its own number , exercised the supreme executive power . The assumption of power by ...
... senate . On the death of the king under the old régime the auspicia reverted to the senate , and that body , through representa- tives chosen from its own number , exercised the supreme executive power . The assumption of power by ...
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... senate , and in the later republican period to the patrician senators , was exer- cised by that body in a peculiar fashion . A member of the senate , bearing the title of interrex , and chosen in a way not entirely clear to us , assumed ...
... senate , and in the later republican period to the patrician senators , was exer- cised by that body in a peculiar fashion . A member of the senate , bearing the title of interrex , and chosen in a way not entirely clear to us , assumed ...
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... Senate . In organizing the primitive Roman senate a representative was chosen from each clan . As the number of clans in the community increased , the num- ber of members in the senate increased correspondingly , until three hundred was ...
... Senate . In organizing the primitive Roman senate a representative was chosen from each clan . As the number of clans in the community increased , the num- ber of members in the senate increased correspondingly , until three hundred was ...
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... senate . The fact has also been noted ( p . 14 ) that matters on which the popular assembly acted came before the senate for approval or rejection . Custom made it incum- bent on the king to seek the advice of the senate in impor- tant ...
... senate . The fact has also been noted ( p . 14 ) that matters on which the popular assembly acted came before the senate for approval or rejection . Custom made it incum- bent on the king to seek the advice of the senate in impor- tant ...
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... Senate . The position of the senate was essen- tially unchanged , but its composition underwent a change . A certain number of plebeians were admitted to member- ship in it . The plebeian senators , called conscripti , could , however ...
... Senate . The position of the senate was essen- tially unchanged , but its composition underwent a change . A certain number of plebeians were admitted to member- ship in it . The plebeian senators , called conscripti , could , however ...
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