comitia
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Etymology
Origin of comitia
1615–25; < Latin, plural of comitium assembly, equivalent to com- com- + -it-, noun derivative of īre to go ( cf. comes) + -ium -ium
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This bill aimed to create a land commission of ten members of praetorian rank, elected in a special comitia of seventeen tribes, which Rullus was to choose by lot.
From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly
This assembly also met, under the name of the comitia calata and under the presidency of the pontifex maximus, for certain religious acts.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" by Various
Beyond question, however, they were included in the curiae and had the right to vote in the comitia curiata.
From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly
He was now liable to military service and qualified to attend the comitia.
From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly
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