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Tribunes (public officers)

Scope note

Public officers of ancient Rome, elected from the plebeians and having the specific function of protecting the individual citizen, particularly plebeians, from any arbitrary exercise of power by the ruling patrician magistrates.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000249814

Broader Terms used

public officers

Created

12yrs ago

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