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The assemblies of the whole Roman people, to give their vote on any subject, were called comitia. There were three kinds, the curiata, centuriata, and tributa. The comitia curiata were assemblies o...
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Rome was at first governed by kings, chosen by the people; their power was not absolute, but limited; their badges were the trabea or white robe adorned with stripes of purple, a golden crown and ivor...
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Theatres, so called from the Greek θεαομαι, to see, owe their origin to Bacchus. That the theatres and amphitheatres were two different sorts of edifices, was nev...
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THE FOREGOING survey of the myth and ritual of Osiris may suffice to prove that in one of his aspects the god was a personification of the corn, which may be said to die and come to life again every y...
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The ordinary garments of the Romans were the toga and the tunic. The toga was a loose woollen robe, of a semicircular form, without sleeves, open from the waist upwards, but closed from thence down...
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The Senate was instituted by Romulus, to be the perpetual council of the republic, and at first consisted only of one hundred, chosen from the Patricians. They were called Patres, either on account of...
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