senatus consultum
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The senatus consultum required for the apotheosis of an Emperor was not, so far as we know, obtained in the case of Antinous.
From Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series by Symonds, John Addington
Within three days a senatus consultum was ready recommending the desired change to another plebiscite.
From A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) by Emerson, Edwin
Moreover, nothing in Roman history indicates that to the validity of a senatus consultum it was necessary to count the vacant domains of the sacred territory.
From The American Republic : constitution, tendencies and destiny by Brownson, Orestes Augustus
In the third century before our era, a Roman could say audibo or audiam, contemplor or contemplo, senatus consultum or senati consultum.
From The Common People of Ancient Rome Studies of Roman Life and Literature by Abbott, Frank Frost
The election of a magistrate, or the passing of a law, though made on the ground of a senatus consultum, yet required the sanction of the curiae.
From The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. by Lord, John
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