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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Plural of
interrex .
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The two interreges, Caius Sulpicius and Marcus Fabius, succeeded in that which the dictator had in vain attempted, scil. in having both the consuls elected from the patricians, the people being rather more appeased in consequence of the service done them in lightening their debts.
The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 Titus Livius
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Upon this, when the interreges found the commons incensed against the fathers, the contest was carried on by various disturbances to the eleventh interrex.
The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 Titus Livius
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Sometimes the birds had prevented elections, refusing to allow the offices to belong to interreges; above all the tribunes, by managing affairs in the city so that they instead of the praetors conducted games, hindered the remaining offices from being filled.
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B.C. 56, and they were only elected under the presidency of _interreges_ at the beginning of February, B.C.
The Letters of Cicero, Volume 1 The Whole Extant Correspodence in Chronological Order Marcus Tullius Cicero
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There were two interreges, Marcus Valerius and Marcus Fabius.
The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 Titus Livius
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There were two interreges, C. Sulpicius and M. Fabius, and they succeeded where the Dictator had failed, as the plebs, owing to the pecuniary relief recently granted them, were in a less aggressive mood.
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There were five interreges and under the last one, M. Valerius Corvus, the consuls elected were C. Cornelius (for the second time) and Cn. Domitius.
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Q. Fabius Maximus and M. Valerius Corvus were successively interreges, and the latter held the consular elections.
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The interreges declined to hold the elections in consequence of the hostile attitude of the plebs, and the contest went on till the eleventh interregnum.
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There were two interreges, M. Valerius and M. Fabius.
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