comitia
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noun
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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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In this assembly we have the origin of the comitia tributa or Assembly of the Tribes.
From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Arthur Edward Romilly Boak
He was now liable to military service and qualified to attend the comitia.
From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Arthur Edward Romilly Boak
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
After these hearings the comitia gave its verdict.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" by Various
The comitia, which had so long voiced the will of the sovereign Roman people was not abolished, although it could no longer claim to speak in the name of the Roman citizens as a whole.
From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Arthur Edward Romilly Boak
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