Diarchy (from Greek δι-, di-, "double", and -αρχία, -arkhía, "ruled"), duarchy, or duumvirate is a form of government characterized by co-rule, with two...

(Latin for 'two men'), originally duoviri and also known in English as the duumvirs, were any of various joint magistrates of ancient Rome. Such pairs of Roman...

jurisdiction power, elected by the Senate. The term is related to triumvir and duumvir, respectively describing a post of three and two people, which gave rise...

chief magistracy, another title was often used, such as the Punic sufet, Duumvir, or native styles like Meddix. The city-state of Genoa, unlike ancient...

the defenders. For this victory, he was awarded a triumph and elected duumvir by the colony of Antioch of Pisidia. By 1 AD, Quirinius was appointed tutor...

from some of his best speeches. His father was a municipal magistrate (duumvir) who bequeathed at his death the sum of nearly two million sesterces to...

Q(uinto) Curtio Rufo II vir(o) et invent(ore), “Quintus Curtius Rufus being duumvir and discoverer.” André Piganiol’s exegesis of the text is as follows. The...

municipium was held by four annually elected officials, composed of two duumvirs and two aediles. Advisory powers were held by the decurions, appointed...

raised the issue in Parliament. Convinced of Harley's caballing, the duumvirs threatened the Queen with resignation unless she dismissed him. Anne fought...

inhabitants were granted citizenship under Trajan; Lucius was the first duumvir of the new colonia (IRT 412). He is likely the wealthy equestrian that...

Ovid speaks of Jupiter and his grandson. Livy records that in 192 BC, duumvir Q. Marcus Ralla dedicated to Jupiter on the Capitol the two temples promised...

soldiers had quarreled and fought with those of Pleminius. Gaius Matienus, duumvir navalis in 181 BC, captured thirty-two ships from the Ligures. Marcus Matienus...

ordo decurionum) and a hierarchy of magistrates: quaestors, aediles, and duumvirs. The social classes of the time consisted of the decurions at the top,...

generis /weɪ/ feng shui uu /juə/ continuum, residuum /uə/ menstruum /(j)uːʌ/ duumvir /juː/ vacuum /uː/ muumuu uy /aɪ/ buy, buyout, guyed /iː/ /wi/ guyot, cliquy...

military officer. Before getting admitted into the ordo equester, he was duumvir of Neviodunum. Afterwards, he occupied multiple procurator posts under...

imperial legate was away, the chiliarch, a military commander, and the duumvir, a civil magistrate, threw a number of Christians, who confessed their...

establish the first curia. At the head of the government of the city were two duumvirs, equivalent to the Roman consuls at the local level, whose name appeared...

supposed spot of their appearance. One of Postumius’ sons was elected duumvir in order to dedicate the temple on 15 July (the ides of July) 484 BC. During...

son Quintus' support for Ceius Secundus, a candidate for the office of duumvir. The tablinum, or study, contains numerous wall paintings. An amphora given...

history was a duumvir of Luceria in Apulia at the end of the Pyrrhic War; the gens might therefore come from this city. Gaius Modius Cr. f., duumvir of Luceria...

career in local Pompeian politics, having been elected aedile, duumvir and quinquennial duumvir (in 55 A.D.) before the age of forty. He gained wide popularity...

of the Whigs in alliance with Marlborough: the two were nicknamed "the Duumvirs". The influence of the Marlboroughs with the queen was, however, gradually...

jurisdiction of ius Italicum or Roman law. Four pairs of colonial magistrates (duumvirs quinquennales) are known for this period. The ruin of the city is described...

Cicero studied at Athens in 44 BC. Quintus Bruttius Balbus, a candidate for duumvir at Pompeii, mentioned in a political graffito. Lucius Bruttius Maximus...

free city in thanks. During this period, it chose its own shufets (Latin: duumvir) and minted its own bronze coins with the head of "Neptune" or the Sun...

intercourse with Jews, pagans and heretics, closing the offices of flamen and duumvir to Christians, forbidding all contact with idolatry and likewise participation...

charge over all the public affairs in the Civitas Riedonum. He was twice duumvir and flamen for life for Mars Mullo. During the Roman era, the strategic...

inscription dedicated to him on the building, and he held the office of duumvir in 3 AD. For this reason it is believed that he was more likely to have...

the Jerusalem garrison around AD 53. Tiberius Claudius Verus, one of the duumvirs at Pompeii in AD 62, when an earthquake devastated the city on February...

erected (entirely in marble) by Gaius Calpurnius Celsus, quinquennial duumvir of the city, to commemorate the victories of Lucius Verus, junior colleague...