Census vehicularius, fiscalis or publicus was post to carry, free of expense, king's letters, etc.
By degrees the ager publicus fell into the hands of a few rich individuals, who were continually buying up smaller estates, which were cultivated by slaves, thus reducing the number of free agricultural labourers.
Footnotes: [Footnote 1: The ager publicus or public land consisted of the landed estates which had belonged to the kings, and were increased by land taken from enemies who had been captured in war.
Footnote 49: The ager publicus consisted of the landed estates which had belonged to the kings, and were increased by land taken from enemies who had been conquered in war.
Similar language at Tr I i 23-24 'protinus admonitus repetet mea crimina lector, / et peragar populi publicus ore reus'.
Cursus Publicus was transferred from the Praefect to the Master, and afterwards, in part, retransferred to the Praefect.
We cannot suppose that the Leontines had any ager publicus acquired by conquest, nor are we entitled to presume that they had any at all, capable of being divided.
The settlement of the land question with respect to Ager Publicus in Italy (B.
Calpurnio consulibus publicus fuisset, is probably referring to land that, public in 133 B.
But it was no longer the ager publicus only; it was all Italy that lay at the mercy of the legions.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "publicus" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
