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Apotheosis (deification) was a solemnity among the ancients by which a mortal was raised to the rank of the gods. The custom of placing mortals, who had rendered their countrymen important services, among the gods was very ancient among the Greeks. The Romans, for several centuries, deified none but Romulus, and first imitated the Greeks in the fashion of frequent apotheosis after the time of Caesar. From this period apotheosis was regulated by the decrees of the senate, and accompanied with great solemnities. The greater part of the Roman emperors were deified.
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In Roman antiquity, the Celeres were a body of 300 horsemen, formed by Romulus from the wealthier citizens. Their number was afterwards augmented, and they are thought to have been the origin of the equites.
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Curia was anciently one of the thirty divisions of the Roman people, which Romulus is said to have established. The term also describes the place of assembly for each of these divisions. The comitia curiata was the assembly of the people in curiae.
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Among the ancient Romans Flamen was the name given to any priest devoted to the service of one particular deity. Originally there were three priests so called: the Flamen Dialis, consecrated to Jupiter; Flamen Martialis, sacred to Mars; and Flamen Quirinalis, who superintended the rights of Quirinus or Romulus; but the number was ultimately increased to fifteen, the original three, however, retaining priority in point of rank, being styled Majores, and elected from among the patricians, while the other twelve, called Minores, were elected from the plebeians.
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The Haruspices were priests or soothsayers of Etruscan origin, who foretold events from observing the entrails of animals. They were introduced to Rome by Romulus in around 750 BC and abolished by Constantine in 337.
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Romulus was the founder of Rome.
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Romulus Augustulus was the last of the Western Roman Emperors. He reigned for one year from 475 until 476, when he was overthrown by Odoacer and banished.
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Romulus M Saunders was an American politician. He was born in 1791 and died in 1867. He represented North Carolina in the US Congress as a Democrat from 1821 to 1827 and from 1841 to 1845. He was Minister to Spain from 1846 to 1849.
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The Sabines were an ancient people of central Italy. They had their daughters taken away by the Romans under Romulus, and were finally defeated by Manius Curius Dentatus in 290 BC.
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Willard Saulsbury was an American politician. He was born in 1820 and died in 1892. He was Attorney-General of Delaware from 1850 to 1855. He represented Delaware in the US Senate as a Democrat from 1859 to 1871. He earnestly supported the Union and sought to prevent the American Civil War. He formed the famous Saulsbury combination with his brothers Gove and Eli, which ruled Delaware politics for thirty years. He was Chancellor of Delaware from 1874 to 1892.
Saunders, Romulus M. (1791-1867), represented North Carolina in the U. S. Congress as a Democrat from 1821 to 1827 and from 1841 to 1845. He •was Minister to Spain from 1846 to 1849.
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