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Example sentences for "decemvir"

Lexicographically close words:
deceiving; decelerating; deceleration; decem; decembre; decemviral; decemvirate; decemviri; decemvirs; decencies
  1. For this man, formerly distinguished at home and abroad, his office of decemvir and his colleagues had so changed, that he chose rather to be like to Appius than like himself.

  2. Caius Sempronius Longus was made decemvir of religious rites, and Caius Scribonius Curio, chief curio.

  3. There died this year, of the public priests, Lucius AEmilius Papus, decemvir of religious rites, and Quintus Fulvius Flaccus, a pontiff who had been censor the year before.

  4. Lucius Cornelius Lentulus, decemvir in religious matters, died this year, and Aulus Postumius Albinus was substituted in his room.

  5. Marcus Valerius Messala was substituted decemvir in the place of AEmilius; and Cneius Domitius AEnobarbus, though a mere youth, was chosen into the priesthood as pontiff in the room of Fulvius.

  6. Towards the end of the year, Caius Servilius Geminus, the chief pontiff, also died; the same was decemvir of religious affairs.

  7. Let the young lady be under the protection of the Honorable Decemvir until it can be looked up thoroughly.

  8. Decemvir Appius takes a violent fancy to her,--must have her at any rate.

  9. Elected Decemvir of Perugia in place of Perugino.

  10. Caius Valerius Laetorius was created decemvir for the performance of sacred rites, in the room of Quintus Mucius Scaevola, deceased.

  11. The maiden had attracted the notice of the Decemvir Appius Claudius.

  12. The unhappy father then prayed the Decemvir to be allowed to speak one word to the nurse in his daughter's hearing, in order to ascertain whether she was really his daughter.

  13. For this man, formerly distinguished at home and abroad, had been so altered by his office of decemvir and the influence of his colleagues that he chose rather to be like Appius than like himself.

  14. They were attentively listened to by the assembly: the voice of the decemvir was drowned with clamour.

  15. Lucius Quinctius Flaminius was created augur, and Lucius Cornelius Lentulus decemvir for the superintendence of sacred rites.


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