Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Commotion; irregular action.
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Examples
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A tumultus was a sudden outbreak of violence requiring an emergency response.
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
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A tumultus was a sudden outbreak of violence requiring an emergency response.
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
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A tumultus was a sudden outbreak of violence requiring an emergency response.
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
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A tumultus was a sudden outbreak of violence requiring an emergency response.
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
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Because they were responding to a tumultus (emergency), the Romans did not hold an ordinary levy of troops on the Campus Martius (Field of Mars) outside the city.
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
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Because they were responding to a tumultus (emergency), the Romans did not hold an ordinary levy of troops on the Campus Martius (Field of Mars) outside the city.
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
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CHAPTER THREE: THE PRAETORS a tumultus of slaves: Caesar, The Gallic War 1.40.6.
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
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CHAPTER THREE: THE PRAETORS a tumultus of slaves: Caesar, The Gallic War 1.40.6.
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
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Because they were responding to a tumultus (emergency), the Romans did not hold an ordinary levy of troops on the Campus Martius (Field of Mars) outside the city.
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
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CHAPTER THREE: THE PRAETORS a tumultus of slaves: Caesar, The Gallic War 1.40.6.
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
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