decemvirs of the sacred rites

Reading notes

• The History of Rome, Book 6 §37 decemvirs be created

  The board of ten for performing the sacred rites and keeping the Sibylline books, enlarged from two (the duumvirs) and opened half to the plebs in 367 BC—the plebeians' first step into a priestly college.

• The History of Rome, Book 7 §27 the decemvirs

  The board of ten for sacred rites, keepers of the Sibylline books, here ordered to consult them against the plague.

• The History of Rome, Book 10 §8 decemvirs for the conduct of sacred rites

  The board of ten (enlarged from two) keeping the Sibylline Books and overseeing the rite of Apollo, already open to plebeians.

• The History of Rome, Book 35 §8 the decemvirs

  The board of ten in charge of the Sibylline books, consulted on prodigies.

• The History of Rome, Book 42 §2 the decemvirs

  The decemviri sacris faciundis, a board of ten priests charged with guarding and consulting the Sibylline Books and prescribing the resulting rites.