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Many of the collegia, or guilds, founded for the promotion of the interests of professions and trades had been misused for political purposes, and Augustus deprived many of them of their charters.

From Outlines of Greek and Roman Medicine by Elliott, James Sands

The verses were written before 46 B.C. when the collegia compitalicia were disbanded; Birt, Rhein.

From Vergil A Biography by Frank, Tenney

The power of forming collegia was restrained, and societies pretending to act as corporations were often suppressed.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" by Various

Exception was made in favor of the collegia funeraticia, which were societies formed to provide a decent funeral and place of burial for their members.

From Pagan and Christian Rome by Lanciani, Rodolfo Amedeo

The sodalitia and collegia were of immemorial antiquity.

From Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius by Dill, Samuel