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decemvirs

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
decemvirs [Lat.,=ten men], in ancient Rome, group of 10 men appointed to a special judicial or executive capacity. The most famous were those who developed in the 5th cent. BC the Laws of the Twelve Tables, the primary Roman code. There was a permanent decemvirate of priests that guarded the Sibylline Books (see sibyl ). Author not available, DECEMVIRS. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more
Virginia
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition in Roman legend, daughter of the centurion Virginius. Her father stabbed her to save her from the lust of Appius Claudius Crassus, decemvir. This precipitated the fall of the decemvirs. The story occurs often in literature. Read more
Claudius
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ... failure. Legend says that his attempt to rape Virginia caused a revolt in which he was killed and which led to the fall of the decemvirs. Appius Claudius Caecus, while censor (312-308 BC), increased the role taken by the lower classes in public affairs. He was ... Read more

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