praetorship
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of praetorship
Example Sentences
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Ever since the House of Hades when he’d resigned his praetorship, ambrosia and nectar didn’t taste like his favourite foods from Camp Jupiter.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
The year of his praetorship, 66 B.C., is marked by the two orations which are on the whole his greatest, one public and the other private.
From Latin Literature by Mackail, J. W. (John William)
Indeed the most important function of the consulship, praetorship and, until its disappearance in the third century, the aedileship, came to be the celebration of the regular festivals.
From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly
In the mean time, his eldest died in his praetorship; of whom Cato often makes mention in his books, as having been a good man.
From Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans by Clough, Arthur Hugh
After the fall of Vitellius he was saluted as Caesar, or prince imperial, by the troops, obtained the city praetorship, and was entrusted with the administration of Italy till his father’s return from the East.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" by Various
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