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Meaning of Martii | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

The descendants of Ancus Martius, especially a group who made a bid for power by accusing the king Tarquin the Elder and his son-in-law Servius Tullius of murder.

historical, plural, plural-only

Examples

“[…] it was discovered that the Martii had employed the murderers, and they were obliged to flee away.”
“The people were delighted with these tidings, the murderers were seized and punished, and the Martii fled in dismay to Suessa Pometia.”

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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