decemviri

The decemviri or decemvirs (Latin for "ten men") refer to official ten-man commissions established by the Roman Republic.

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''Decemviri consulari imperio legibus scribundis''
Background
First decemvirate
Second decemvirate
Second plebeian secession
Valerio-Horatian laws (''leges Valeriae Horatiae'')
The Twelve Tables
Views of modern historians
''Decemviri stlitibus judicandis''
''Decemviri sacris faciundis''
''Decemviri agris dandis adsignandis''
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The decemviri or decemvirs (Latin for "ten men") refer to official ten-man commissions established by the Roman Republic.

The most important were those of the two decemvirates, formally the decemvirate with consular power for writing laws () who reformed and codified Roman law during the Conflict of the Orders between ancient Rome's patrician aristocracy and plebeian commoners. Other decemviri include the decemviri for adjudging litigation ('), the decemviri for making sacrifices ('), and the decemviri for the assignment and giving of arable lands ('').