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... opinion , that I wonder this latter should have been re - edited lately , rather than Nieupoort's . How- ever , it is far from being perfect , and if published in these days , would earn but a moderate name for vi THE AUTHOR'S PREFACE .
... opinion , that I wonder this latter should have been re - edited lately , rather than Nieupoort's . How- ever , it is far from being perfect , and if published in these days , would earn but a moderate name for vi THE AUTHOR'S PREFACE .
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... and Domestic Life of the Romans ) . It would be absurd and unjust for any one composing a work like the following , not to take notice of the opinions entertained by other writers , yet those who have fol- THE AUTHOR'S PREFACE . xi.
... and Domestic Life of the Romans ) . It would be absurd and unjust for any one composing a work like the following , not to take notice of the opinions entertained by other writers , yet those who have fol- THE AUTHOR'S PREFACE . xi.
Page xii
... opinions to remain unaltered in my work , rather than to suggest new ones resting on no surer foundation . I ... opinion is promulgated with as- surance ; they are also equally mutable in their opi- nions , and their approbation ...
... opinions to remain unaltered in my work , rather than to suggest new ones resting on no surer foundation . I ... opinion is promulgated with as- surance ; they are also equally mutable in their opi- nions , and their approbation ...
Page xiii
... opinion of Savigny on this sub- ject is preferable to that of Schulze ) ; as also the form of the edict of the prætor , remodelled by Salvius Ju- lianus , by command of the emperor Hadrian , § 194 , by which it is thought the power of ...
... opinion of Savigny on this sub- ject is preferable to that of Schulze ) ; as also the form of the edict of the prætor , remodelled by Salvius Ju- lianus , by command of the emperor Hadrian , § 194 , by which it is thought the power of ...
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... opinion on the subject , as I only partially approve of his . I think no one will disapprove of my having merely mentioned , not quoted , the passages of authors to which I have referred ; in doing so I have taken care to quote no ...
... opinion on the subject , as I only partially approve of his . I think no one will disapprove of my having merely mentioned , not quoted , the passages of authors to which I have referred ; in doing so I have taken care to quote no ...
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ædiles afterwards ancient antiquities appointed Augustus authority Beauf Cæs Cæsars Caius called Campus Martius centumviri centuriata centuries Cicero citizenship comitia concerning consuls Creuz custom decemviri Dio Cass Dionys distinction edict emperors fasti Fest Festus formulæ Gell Gellius Græv Greeks Hein hence Hist honour Hugo Julius Cæsar jure Juven Latin lege Legg legis actiones lictors Livy Lydus Macrob magistrates mancipatio Mart mentioned opinion origin Ovid Pandd passage patricians persons plebeians plebs Plin Polyb præfectus prætor provinces quæ quæstors quam Quiritium quod rank Republic Rome Romulus says Schulze senate Servius Servius Tullius slaves Suet sunt temple termed tion tribes tribunes Varro Varro de L. L. Verr Virg votes whence word writers XII Tables XII Tabularum
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Page 279 - Siculi hoc jure sunt, ut quod civis cum cive agat, domi certet suis legibus ; quod siculus cum siculo non ejusdem civitatis, ut de eo praetor judices, ex P. Rupilii decreto, sortiatur.
Page 101 - Quo jure etiam populus romanus olim utebatur. Aut enim ex jure Quiritium unusquisque dominus erat , aut non intelligebatur dominus. Sed postea divisionem accepit dominium, ut alius possit esse ex jure Quiritium dominus, alius in bonis habere. Nam si tibi rem mancipi neque mancipavero , neque in jure cessero...
Page 298 - Nostrae, inquit, con- 15 tra duodecim tabulae cum perpaucas res capite sanxissent, in his hanc quoque sanciendam putaverunt, si quis occentavisset sive carmen condidisset, quod infamiam faceret flagitiumve alteri.
Page 398 - Sole tamen vinoque calent, annosque precantur, quot sumant cyathos, ad numerumque bibunt. Invenies illic, qui Nestoris ebibat annos, quae sit per calices facta Sibylla suos. Illic et cantant quidquid didicere theatris, 535 et iactant faciles ad sua verba manus; et ducunt posito duras cratere choreas, cultaque diffusis saltat amica comis.
Page 295 - ... primum ortum si recordari volumus, inter arma civium et occupatis et obsessis urbis locis procreatum videmus.
Page 295 - Erat autem ius interea paciscendi ac, nisi pacti forent, habebantur in vinculis dies sexaginta. Inter eos dies trinis nundinis continuis ad praetorem in comitium producebantur, quantaeque pecuniae iudicati essent, praedicabatur.
Page 300 - Graeci iraipe1av vocant. His autem potestatem facit lex pactionem quam velint sibi ferre, dum ne quid ex publica lege corrumpant.
Page 302 - XII tabularum adversus eum qui hostiam emisset nec pretium redderet: item adversus eum qui mercedem non redderet pro eo iumento, quod quis ideo locasset ut inde pecuniam acceptam in dapem id est in sacrificium inpenderet...
Page 557 - ... praefatae ante meos manes animamque precatae perfusaeque pias ante liquore manus, pars quae sola mei superabit corporis, ossa incinctae nigra candida veste legent, et primum annoso spargent...
Page 557 - ... cum tenuem fuero mutatu-s in umbram candidaque ossa super nigra favilla teget, ante meum veniat longos incompta capillos , et fleat ante meum maesta Neaera rogum.