Item
|
Example
|
Gloss
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| aedile [pron: `aydiyl] |
Cor III.i.172 |
assistant to the tribunes, with a range of responsibilities (such as public order) |
| augurer |
Cor II.i.1 |
religious official who interpreted signs (such as the behaviour of birds and the entrails of sacrificial victims) to advise on how affairs should proceed and to predict future events |
| candidatus |
Tit I.i.188 |
someone standing as a candidate for political office, conventionally dressed in a white toga |
| censor |
Cor II.iii.243 |
magistrate responsible for the census of citizens and who acted as a watchdog of public morals |
| centurion |
Cor IV.iii.39 |
commander of a century [a body of c.100 men] in the Roman legion |
| flamen |
Cor II.i.205 |
priest devoted to the service of a particular deity |
| lictor |
Cor II.ii.35 |
officer attendant on a magistrate, who enforced the sentences given to offenders |
| patrician |
Cor I.i.14 |
member of one of the elite Roman families, from which leading figures (senators, consuls, etc) were selected |
| plebeian |
Cor II.i.90 |
member of the common people [plural: plebeians, plebeii] |
| praetor |
JC I.iii.143 |
annually elected chief magistrate, subordinate to the consul |
| proconsul |
Cym III.viii.8 |
provincial commander, carrying out the duties of a consul |
| senator |
JC II.iv.35 |
member of the governing council |
| sibyl |
1H6 I.ii.56 |
one of a number of wise women (‘the nine sibyls of old Rome’) reputed to have powers of prophecy |
| tribune [of the people] |
Cor II.i.1 |
officer appointed to protect the rights of plebeians |