comitia
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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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The organization which gave rise to the comitia centuriata was the result of the earliest steps in the political emancipation of the plebs.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" by Various
The distant citizens could not come to the voting booths; the device of representation was not discovered; and the comitia fell into the power of the town voters.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various
The internal structure of the comitia centuriata underwent a great change during the Republic—a change which has been conjecturally attributed to the censorship of Flaminius in 220 B.C.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" by Various
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 Arthur Edward Romilly Boak
The comitia centuriata could be summoned and presided over only by the magistrates with imperium.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" by Various
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