decemvir

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To the Aventine, and thence to the Mons Sacer, through the tyranny of Appius Claudius, the decemvir; Liv. iii.

From Conspiracy of Catiline and the Jurgurthine War by Watson, John Selby

He was soon, however, recalled to Rome by Trajan, and appointed to the offices of decemvir stlitibus judicandis, praefectus feriarum Latinarum, and sevir turmae equitum Romanorum.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various

Could he be a decemvir, he could also be a consul.

From Public Lands and Agrarian Laws of the Roman Republic by Stephenson, Andrew

The great man at Rome during the period of the Samnite wars was Appius Claudius—great grandson of the decemvir, and the proudest aristocrat that had yet appeared.

From Ancient States and Empires by Lord, John

To them the assembly pays attention, they drown with clamour the voice of the decemvir.

From The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 by Livius, Titus