Patres

They were called Patres, either on account of their age or the paternal care they had of the state.

Roman Antiquities, and Ancient Mythology For Classical Schools (2nd ed) Charles K. Dillaway

The number received some augmentation under Tullus Hostilius; and Tarquinius Priscus, the fifth king of Rome, added a hundred more, who were called Patres minorum gentium; those created by Romulus being distinguished by the name of

The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Volume 02: Augustus Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus

[195] The senate, as instituted by Romulus, consisted of one hundred members, who were called Patres, i. e.

The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Volume 02: Augustus Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus

The number received some augmentation under Tullus Hostilius; and Tarquinius Priscus, the fifth king of Rome, added a hundred more, who were called Patres minorum gentium; those created by Romulus being distinguished by the name of Patres majorum gentium.

De vita Caesarum Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus

To assist him in the government Romulus selected a number of aged men, forming a _Senate_, or Council of Elders, who were called Patres, or

A Smaller History of Rome William Smith 1853

In any case they were called the "Patres" in virtue of their rank, and their descendants were called "Patricians."

The History of Rome, Vol. I 1905

The new sort of nobility which originated with Brutus was a very different kind of thing: the new eminence or dignity conferred on the senators elected by Brutus was confined to themselves only, being strictly personal and purely titular: until then Roman senators had been styled simply "Patres," but from that time downwards they were denominated "Patres CONSCRIPTI."

Tacitus and Bracciolini The Annals Forged in the XVth Century John Wilson Ross 1852

His suicide letter said that the feminists had always ruined his life and that he planned to send them "to their Maker" ( "Ad Patres").

Louise Marie Roth: Woman-Hating and the LA Fitness Massacre: Hate Crimes Against Women 2009

Patres mortuos coram astantes et filios, &c. Marcellus

Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

Romans, making use of a more honorable and less invidious name, call them Patres Conscripti; at first indeed simply Patres, but afterwards, more being added, Patres Conscripti.

The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans Plutarch 2003