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Two of the Aediles were taken from the plebeians, and two, called Curule
Ancient Rome : from the earliest times down to 476 A. D. Robert Franklin Pennell
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I have been explicit about this pulpit, hoping that, next time the knotty question of Apostolic seats comes upon the tapis, our popular authors will not confound a Curule chair with a Moslem
Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah 2003
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The magistrates were also divided into two other classes, viz. Curule and Non-Curule.
Ancient Rome : from the earliest times down to 476 A. D. Robert Franklin Pennell
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Censor, (Footnote: See the duties of Censor) who appointed a person that had held one of the following offices: Dictator, Consul, Praetor, Curule
Ancient Rome : from the earliest times down to 476 A. D. Robert Franklin Pennell
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The year previous (65) he had been Curule Aedile, had built a row of costly columns in front of the
Ancient Rome : from the earliest times down to 476 A. D. Robert Franklin Pennell
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Those whose ancestors or themselves had borne any curule magistracy, that is, had been Consul, Prætor, Censor or Curule Edile, were called nobiles, and had the right of making images of themselves, which were kept with great care by their posterity, and carried before them at funerals.
Roman Antiquities, and Ancient Mythology For Classical Schools (2nd ed) Charles K. Dillaway
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Curule-chair, among the Romans a chair of state reserved under the Republic for officers of high dignity, hence called curule magistrates.
Glossary 1909
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In 69 B.C. he was elected at the head of the poll as Curule
The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius Charles Thomas Cruttwell 1879
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In spite of his ignominious birth, he was made a Senator by Appius Claudius, and was elected Curule Ædile by the people.
A Smaller History of Rome William Smith 1853
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Cæsar was Curule Ædile along with M. Bibulus, and still farther increased his popularity by the splendid games which he exhibited.
A Smaller History of Rome William Smith 1853
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