Augustales
Americanplural noun
Etymology
Origin of Augustales
Example Sentences
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The young man was found dead in a small room near the entrance to the Hall of the Augustales, a civic order of freedmen, a bit like a freemason lodge.
From Salon ● Mar. 4, 2025
On the distinction between the Augustales and the Seviri Aug. v.
From Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius by Dill, Samuel
She had a miniature Senate, composed of decurions; an aristocracy in epitome, represented by the Augustales, answering to knights; and then came her plebs or common people.
From The Wonders of Pompeii by Monnier, Marc
The Augustales referred to in the latter passage were a higher class of Exceptores.
From The Letters of Cassiodorus Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator by Hodgkin, Thomas
A very considerable item of revenue must have been found in the fee which all decurions, Augustales, and magistrates paid on entering on their office or dignity.
From Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius by Dill, Samuel
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