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people

the Roman people

the Romans

also: populus Romanus, Romani

The Roman people as a political body; in these speeches both the sovereign 'populus Romanus' invoked at home and, in Mithridates' letter, the rapacious imperial nation seen from outside.

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Mentioned in 3 works (66 mentions)

The Conspiracy of Catiline hist · 11 mentions
The Jugurthine War hist · 47 mentions
The Histories hist · 8 mentions

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