decemvirate
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Jacobs understands the word decemvirate not to refer to any positive form of government, but generally to designate a tyranny, such as that which the Lacedaemonians used to introduce into conquered cities.
From The Olynthiacs and the Phillippics of Demosthenes Literally translated with notes by Charles Rann Kennedy
When the second year of the decemvirate expired, Appius and his colleagues, knowing that they could not be elected again, showed no intention of yielding up their authority.
From Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) The Romance of Reality by Charles Morris
In creating the decemvirate, therefore, both the senate and the people made grave mistakes.
From Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius by Ninian Hill Thomson
When, on the appointment of the decemvirate, it seemed to the commons that Appius had become favourable to their cause, and was ready to attack the nobles, they inclined to support him.
From Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius by Ninian Hill Thomson
The decemvirate instituted at Rome; the Twelve Tables of law framed.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 02 (From the Rise of Greece to the Christian Era) by Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne
