decemviri
Sign in to saveThe decemviri or decemvirs (Latin for "ten men") refer to official ten-man commissions established by the Roman Republic.
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- Instance of
- decad
- Subclass of
- Roman magistrature
- Named after
- man
- Country
- Ancient Rome
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- described by source
- New International Encyclopedia
- native label
- decemviri
- applies to jurisdiction
- Ancient Rome
- time period
- classical antiquity
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Encyclopedic overview
15 sectionsContents
- ''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''
- See also
- References
- Citations
- Sources
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 ('').
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