HIS240 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Lex Titia, Trigarium, Loyal Wife
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Supreme executive power in the roman state, involving both military and judicial authority. Allowed current ruler to make a law at his own pleasure. Religious precinct north of the trigarium, a field for equestrian exercise, in the. Normally indicates the basic ancient roman army unit recruited specifically from. Varied greatly over time but they were typically composed of up to 5,400 soldiers, divided into three lines of 10 maniples and later into cohors, each with around 480 soldiers. Political alliance of octavian (later known as augustus), marcus aemilius. Lepidus, and mark antony, forced on 26 november 43 bc with the enactment of the lex titia, the adoption of which marked the end of the roman republic. Public identification and official condemnation of enemies of the state. Implies the elimination en masse of political rivals or personal enemies. Tombstone engraved with a carved epitaph that is a husband"s eulogy of his wife. Made in the late 1st century bc.
