Meaning of decem primi | Babel Free
[ˈdɛ.kẽː ˈpriː.miː]Definitions
the heads or presidents of the ten decuriae which usually formed the senate in an Italian city or Roman colony.
declension-2
Examples
“evocat ad se Centuripinorum magistratus ei decem primos”
he summons before him the magistrates of Centuripa and the ten principal citizens.
“Itaque decurionum decretum statim fit, ut decem primi proficiscantur ad L. Sullam doceantque eum, qui vir Sex. Roscius fuerit...”
Therefore a decree of their senate is immediately passed, that the ten chief men should go to Lucius Sulla, and explain to him what a man Sextus Roscius had been;
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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