Get to know Duumvir better with 3 real example sentences, the meaning.
Duumvir in a sentence
Duumvir meaning
One of two persons jointly exercising the same office in Republican Rome.
Using Duumvir
- The main meaning on this page is: One of two persons jointly exercising the same office in Republican Rome.
Context around Duumvir
- Average sentence length in these examples: 32.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Duumvir
- In this selection, "duumvir" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 32.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, magistrate stand out and add context to how "duumvir" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 192 bc duumvir q marcus and provincial magistrate duumvir who bequeathed. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "duumvir" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with duumvir
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
His father was a provincial magistrate ( duumvir ) who bequeathed at his death the sum of nearly two million sesterces to his two sons. (23 words)
Livy records that in 192 BC, duumvir Q. Marcus Ralla dedicated to Jupiter on the Capitol the two temples promised by L. Furius Purpureo, one of which was that promised during the war against the Gauls. (36 words)
Other uses in antiquity Other city states While many cities (as in Gaul) had a double-headed chief magistracy, often another title was used, such as Duumvir or native styles such as Meddix, but Consul was used in some. (39 words)
Other uses in antiquity Other city states While many cities (as in Gaul) had a double-headed chief magistracy, often another title was used, such as Duumvir or native styles such as Meddix, but Consul was used in some. (39 words)
Livy records that in 192 BC, duumvir Q. Marcus Ralla dedicated to Jupiter on the Capitol the two temples promised by L. Furius Purpureo, one of which was that promised during the war against the Gauls. (36 words)
His father was a provincial magistrate ( duumvir ) who bequeathed at his death the sum of nearly two million sesterces to his two sons. (23 words)
Example sentences (3)
His father was a provincial magistrate ( duumvir ) who bequeathed at his death the sum of nearly two million sesterces to his two sons.
Livy records that in 192 BC, duumvir Q. Marcus Ralla dedicated to Jupiter on the Capitol the two temples promised by L. Furius Purpureo, one of which was that promised during the war against the Gauls.
Other uses in antiquity Other city states While many cities (as in Gaul) had a double-headed chief magistracy, often another title was used, such as Duumvir or native styles such as Meddix, but Consul was used in some.