Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Censor: Encyclopedia - Censor
Censor was the name of two magistrates of high rank in the Roman Republic. Their office was called censura. From early in the Republic, t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Smith Lexicographer: Encyclopedia - William Smith Lexicographer
Sir William Smith (1813 - 1893), English lexicographer, was born at Enfield in 1813 of Nonconformist parents. He was originally destined ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Censor: Encyclopedia Ii - Censor - Duties
The duties of the censors may be divided into three classes, all of which were closely connected with one another: The Census, or regist...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Censor: Encyclopedia Ii - Censor - Election
The censors were elected in the Centuriate Assembly held under the presidency of a consul (Auli Gellii xiii.15; Livy xl.45). Barthold Nie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Censor: Encyclopedia Ii - Censor - Attributes
The censorship is distinguished from all other Roman magistracies by the length of time during which it was held. The censors were origin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Censor: Encyclopedia Ii - Censor - Abolition
The censorship continued in existence for 421 years, from 443 BC to 22 BC; but during this period many lustra passed by without any censo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Censor: Encyclopedia Ii - Censor - Lustrum
After the censors had performed their various duties and taken the census, the lustrum or solemn purification of the people followed. Whe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Censor: Encyclopedia Ii - Censor - Creation Of The Rank
The census was first established by Servius Tullius, the fifth king of Rome. After the expulsion of the kings it was taken by the consuls...   » Read the article