The Journal Of Sacred Literature

Author : John Kitto
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781333988418
Total Pages : 526 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (884 download)

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Download or read book The Journal of Sacred Literature, Vol. 1 written by John Kitto and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-10-18 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Journal of Sacred Literature, Vol. 1: October, 1851 January, 1852 The census was at first taken in the forum in Rome; after wards in the villa publica, which stood in the Campus Martins. The citizens, called together by public proclamation, went before the censors (there were two) individually and according to their tribes. Each one had to give in his name in full; the name of his tribe or district in which he lived; the name of his father, his wife, and the names of his children; together with his own age. After the enrolment there ensued a return of his property on the part of each citizen. This return was minute and exact. The presence of each citizen was required under severe penalties. When the names and the property were taken, the censors di vided the citizens into their several ranks and classes, and assessed their pecuniary obligations to the state. The registers, called tubule censorice, containing the particulars thus asoer tained, were carefully preserved. In the municipia or affiliated cities, the census was sepa rately held, but the registers were sent to Rome. Municipal censors are mentioned in ancient authorities. Also in the colonies were there special censors, who from the time of the second Punic war, sent the census-rolls (tabular censorice) to Rome, to be there laid up in the public archives.' The provin cisl census system became under the emperors more strict; it also was more extensive, for the boundaries of the empire were enlarged. The emperors sent into the provinces and colonies officers of their own appointment (censz'tores) who appointed their own subalterns (censuales) to perform the actual duties of the office. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.