Meaning of aedility | Babel Free

Definitions

The office of an elected official responsible for festivals and the maintenance of public buildings.

Ancient-Rome, historical

Examples

“Their trunke or hand is most easie to be cut off; for so it happened in the aedility or temple office of Claudius, Antonius and Posthumus being consuls...”

“To commemorate his aedility Agrippa added public games lasting for 59 days as well as free admission to 170 public baths.”

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