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The vigintisexviri ( sg. vigintisexvir; lit. 'twenty-six men') were a college ( collegium) of minor magistrates (magistratus minores) in the Roman Republic. The college consisted of six boards: [1]

  • the decemviri stlitibus judicandis – 10 magistrates who judged lawsuits, including those dealing with whether a man was free or a slave; [2]
  • the tresviri capitales, also known as nocturni – three magistrates who had a police function in Rome, in charge of prisons and the execution of criminals; [3]
  • the tresviri monetales or tresviri aere argento auro flando feriundo – three magistrates who were in charge of striking and casting bronze, silver and gold ( minting coins); [4]
  • the quattuorviri viis in urbe purgandis – four magistrates overseeing road maintenance within the city of Rome;
  • the duoviri viis extra urbem purgandis – two magistrates overseeing road maintenance near Rome; and
  • the four praefecti Capuam Cumas – praefecti sent to Capua and Cumae in Campania to administer justice there. [1]

Being a member of the vigintisexviri was a prerequisite to the quaestorship after the reforms of Sulla. [5] The label used for these magistrates may only have been introduced after Sullan times, but the first of the constituent boards may date back to the third century BC. [1]

The duoviri viis extra urbem purgandis and the four praefecti Capuam Cumas were abolished by Augustus c. 13 BC, reducing the vigintisexviri to the vigintiviri. [1] In AD 13, the senate restricted eligibility, ordaining that only equites should be eligible to the college of the then-vigintiviri. [6] The remaining boards were not abolished entirely until at least the third century. [1]

References

Citations

  1. ^ a b c d e Purcell 2012.
  2. ^ Drummond 2012.
  3. ^ Oxford Classical Dictionary 1999, "police".
  4. ^ Melville-Jones 1990, "mint magistrates".
  5. ^ Brennan 2012.
  6. ^ Smith 1875.

Sources

  • Brennan, T Corey (2012). "cursus honorum". In Hornblower, Simon; Spawforth, Antony; Eidinow, Esther (eds.). The Oxford classical dictionary (4th ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 400. doi: 10.1093/acrefore/9780199381135.013.1965. ISBN  978-0-19-954556-8. OCLC  959667246.
  • Drummond, A (2012). "decemviri stlitibus iudicandis". In Hornblower, Simon; Spawforth, Antony; Eidinow, Esther (eds.). The Oxford classical dictionary (4th ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 400. doi: 10.1093/acrefore/9780199381135.013.2051. ISBN  978-0-19-954556-8. OCLC  959667246.
  • Melville-Jones, John R. (1990). A dictionary of ancient Roman coins. London: Seaby. ISBN  1-85264-026-X. OCLC  25283897.
  • Hornblower, Simon; Spawforth, Antony, eds. (1996). The Oxford classical dictionary (3rd ed.). Oxford. ISBN  0-19-866172-X. OCLC  34284310.{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link)
  • Purcell, N (2012). "vigintisexviri, vigintiviri". In Hornblower, Simon; Spawforth, Antony; Eidinow, Esther (eds.). The Oxford classical dictionary (4th ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 1551. doi: 10.1093/acrefore/9780199381135.013.6807. ISBN  978-0-19-954556-8. OCLC  959667246.
  • Smith, William, ed. (1875). "vigintisexviri". A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities. London: John Murray. p. 983. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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