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the five-and-thirty tribes

thirty-five tribes

also: quinque et triginta tribus

The thirty-five voting tribes into which the Roman citizen body was divided; Hanno's test of the disaster was whether a single man of them had deserted to Hannibal.

Reading notes

Mentioned in 6 works (7 mentions)

The History of Rome, Book 1 hist · 1 mention
The History of Rome, Book 23 hist · 1 mention
The History of Rome, Book 30 hist · 1 mention
The History of Rome, Book 33 hist · 1 mention
The History of Rome, Book 45 hist · 1 mention
The History of Rome, Fragments hist · 2 mentions

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