PRAETOR

prētˈər, in ancient Rome, originally a consul, and later a judicial magistrate (from c.366 b.c.). In 242 b.c. two praetors were appointed, the urban praetor (praetor urbanus), deciding cases to which citizens were parties, and the peregrine praetor (praetor peregrinus) deciding cases between foreigners. The urban praetor exercised the functions of the consuls in their absence and of the peregrine praetor when he was holding a military command. Two additional praetors were appointed (227) to administer Sicily and Sardinia, and two more (197) to administer Spain. A principal duty of praetors was the production of the public games. Under the empire the functions of the praetor were gradually taken over by other magistrates.

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books on: Praetor  - 1113 results

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The Praetorship in the Roman Republic
Book by T. Corey Brennan; Oxford University Press, 2000
Subjects: Praetors--Rome, Rome--History--Republic, 265-30 B.C, Rome--Officials And Employees, Rome--Provinces--Administration
...raised the number of praetors to six, that the peregrine praetor could be expected to...the presidency of a praetor, the invariable title--regardless of the praetors individual jurisdiction--is simply "praetor," 23 or in Greek...
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A School Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities
Book by William Smith; Harper and Brothers, 1857
Subjects: Classical Dictionaries
...cives dicit , and sometimes simply praetor urbanus and praetor urbis . The two praetors determined by lot which functions...according to some accounts, four praetors. On these occasions the praetor presided, but a body of judices...
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The Politics of Friendship: Pompey and Cicero - Vol. 6
Book by Beryl Rawson; Sydney University Press, 1978
Subjects: Cicero, Marcus Tullius, Generals--Rome--Biography, Pompey--The Great--106-48 B.C, Rome--History--Republic, 265-30 B.C, Statesmen--Rome--Biography
...Libo Q. Pompeius Rufus. Tribune 99, praetor 91, consul 88 Cn. Pompeius Strabo. Quaestor c . 104, praetor by 92, consul 89, promagistrate central...Mytilene. Adopted Balbus C. Pomptinus. Praetor 63, promagistrate 62-54 Transalpine...
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The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature
Book by M. C. Howatson; Oxford University Press, 1989
Subjects: Classical Dictionaries, Classical Literature--Dictionaries
...judgement to pronounce. In this way the praetor acquired the power to grant new remedies...process came to an end, and the praetors edict took its final form, with...especially in the matter of advising the praetor. The responsa iurisprudentium were...
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A History of the Roman People
Book by Fritz M. Heichelheim, Cedric A. Yeo; Prentice-Hall, 1962
Subjects: Rome--Civilization, Rome--History
...consul or a praetor, would do...elected two praetors, one as governor...C. on four praetors were elected...provinces. The Praetor Though the Roman...and provincial praetors, especially those of each new praetor peregrinus in...
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journal articles on: Praetor  - 37 results

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The Poet and the Praetor: Travel Narratives from Early Second-century Italy
Journal article by Andrew Turner; Antichthon, Vol. 43, 2009
Subjects: Italy, Narratives, Poetry, Roman civilization, Travel
The Poet and the Praetor: Travel Narratives from Early Second-century Italy by Andrew Turner Travel was an inescapable fact of life for the citizens...
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The Date of Cicero's Pro Archia
Journal article by Jane Bellemore; Antichthon, Vol. 36, 2002
Subjects: Citizenship, Linguistics, Speech
...presided over by his brother Quintus as praetor, who held this office in 62 B.C. The...significant that he makes mention of the praetor himself, that is of his brother Quintus...named Quintus Cicero as the presiding praetor and that this was an educated guess based...
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Four Theses: Preliminary to an Appeal to Equity
Journal article by Darien Shanske; Stanford Law Review, Vol. 57, 2005
Subjects: Aristotle--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Equity (Law)--Evaluation
...start in the office of the praetor. (32) Assimilating, plausibly...homegrown, particularly the praetors discretion and the connection...using his discretion, the praetor seems to have worked to effect...examples offered by Stein: The praetor was concerned to apply the...
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Kevorkian and the Ninth Amendment
Journal article by Jack Kevorkian; Sociological Viewpoints, Vol. 26, 2010
Subjects: Books, Crime, Robbery, Whiskey
...we have a new job that is called the praetor, based on the Roman magistrate, just...agreement, a contract is signed under the praetor who is there to make sure there is a balance...serve as personnel. One of them will be a praetor, the prosecutor is no longer a prosecutor...
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Legal Fictions and Juristic Truth
Journal article by Nancy J. Knauer; St. Thomas Law Review, Vol. 23, 2010
Subjects: Fictions (Law)--Laws, regulations and rules, Mistake (Law)--Laws, regulations and rules
...that can be traced to Roman law where the praetor would endorse a false procedural statement...technical term of procedure"). The praetor inserted a fiction in the formula that...Routledge 1993) (1990) (discussing role of praetor); VAIHINGER, supra note 5, at 34...
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The Editor-in-Chief of the 'Scotsman' Has Appointed Himself New Labour Praetor in Scotland. Unless Tony Fancies Offering Him Another Job
Magazine article by Kirsty Milne; New Statesman, Vol. 126, March 21, 1997
Subjects: Labor Party--Evaluation, Neil, Andrew--Interviews, Scotsman (Newspaper)--Officials and employees
The editor-in-chief of the Scotsman has appointed himself new Labour praetor in Scotland. Unless Tony fancies offering him another job... by Kirsty Milne Minute portions of porridge, garnished bizarrely...
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Tribe and Scalia on the Constitution: A Third View
Magazine article by Morton A. Kapla; World and I, Vol. 14, April 1999
Subjects: A Matter of Interpretation (Book)--Criticism and interpretation, Constitutional interpretation, Constitutional law--Interpretation and construction, Scalia, Antonin--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Tribe, Laurence--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes
...to its conquered territories through the praetor peregrinus (a traveling magistrate). The praetor peregrinus had to state the laws that he...territory resorted to devious ploys. Since the praetor formulated the law he would apply, he knew...
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Honor Killing
Magazine article by Paul Robinson; American Conservative, Vol. 7, January 28, 2008
Subjects: Debates, International relations-US, Iraq War-2003, Military withdrawals, Morality, Political parties
...general won the highest government posts, those of consul and praetor. What really mattered was not whether you were defeated but...Another historian, Livy, records that in 170 BC, after the praetor Lucius Hortensius had launched an unprovoked assault on the...
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"My Sejanus"
Magazine article by Edward Champlin; Humanities, Vol. 31, September 2010
Subjects: Appointments & personnel changes, Sculpture
...administration and to command their troops. Seius Strabo stood at their pinnacle as commander of Augustus headquarters or praetor ium, hence his title of pmefectus praetorio, praetorian prefect, essentially the executive officer of the first citizen...
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Childhood in the Roman Empire: Ray Laurence Considers How Children Were Seen in Ancient Rome and Looks at Some of the Harsher Aspects of Childhood-Sickness, Violence and Endless Work
Magazine article by Ray Laurence; History Today, Vol. 55, October 2005
Subjects: Ancient Roman civilization--Social aspects, Child death--History, Children--Death, Children--History, Romans--Social aspects
...togas or on horseback under the legend principes Iuventutis, a title that they continued to hold alongside their offices of praetor and consul. These young heirs became associated with tile hope of a future that would fulfil or create a resurgent Rome after...
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Does This Look like Praetor Maximus, Riding in to Saveus from Ditherers? Which Way Out?: Brian Lenihans Redundancy Comments Were Branded a Gaffe
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), September 27, 2008
Does This Look like Praetor Maximus, Riding in to Saveus from Ditherers? Which Way Out?: Brian...say, the reaction in the D?il this week betrayed no dandanof a Praetor Maximus being appointed to relieve dithering legislators of managing...
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The Prize Crossword
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), January 10, 2010
...Games, 28 Jenner, 29 Crewel, 30 Flash, 32 Black Watch, 36 Winnipeg, 38 Brumel, 39 Dylan, 40 Uterus, 41 Gogol, 42 Praetor, 43 Aside. DOWN: 2 Romeo, 3 The Third Man, 5 Boyles law, 6 Lilac, 7 Seattle, 9 Sepia, 10 Avril, 11 Carat, 12 Bricolage...
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Mexican Illegals vs. American Voters; Senators Prepare to Pick the Losing Side
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, March 29, 2006
Subjects: Legislators--Political activity, Legislators--Political aspects, Senators--Political activity, Senators--Political aspects
...remember that they are American senators, not Roman proconsuls. Nor is the chairman of the Judiciary Committee some latter-day Praetor Maximus. But if they would be dictators, it would be nice if they could at least be wise (until such time as the people...
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Why Are Our Politicians Such Pygmies? Expenses Rebels? They'd Have Strangled Them. Useless Speakers? Pelted with Stones. but, Says One of Our Leading Historical Novelists, the Democrats of Ancient Rome Put Modern MPs to Shame
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), October 15, 2009
...had to gain election to the senate, as a junior magistrate -- a quaestor. Then he had to become a senior magistrate -- a praetor. Only then was he eligible to stand for the most senior position -- consul. By that time, the candidate would have been...


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encyclopedia articles on: Praetor  - 28 results

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Praetor
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...242 b.c. two praetors were appointed, the urban praetor ( praetor urbanus...the peregrine praetor when he was holding...Two additional praetors were appointed...principal duty of praetors was the production...functions of the praetor were gradually...
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Lentulus
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...the senate because of it. He was quaestor (81) and twice praetor (75 and 63). He joined the conspiracy of Catiline , who...Spinther, d. after 49 b.c., was curule aedile (63), praetor (60), and consul (57). He was a consistent partisan of...
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Metellus
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...fathers exile, continued his fathers opposition to Marius. As praetor (89 b.c.) he fought in the Social War; in the civil war...Celer, d. 59 b.c. He fought in Asia under Pompey and was praetor (63 b.c.) in Ciceros consulship. He was consul in 60...
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Lepidus
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...III of Syria. Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, d. 77 b.c., was praetor of Sicily (81 b.c.). As consul (78 b.c.), he was...His son, Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, d. 13 b.c., was praetor (49 b.c.) and consul (46 b.c.) with Caesar. He was...
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Lucullus
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...favorite. He fought in the East (87 b.c. 85 b.c.), always loyal to Sulla, who made him curule aedile (79 b.c.) and praetor (78 b.c.). Lucullus was made consul (74 b.c.) and obtained for his proconsulship the province of Cilicia. With...
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