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Contio

The contio (pl. "contiones"; from Latin "conventio" meaning "gathering") was a common type of public meeting in Ancient Rome, which existed during the monarchy as well as in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire. At the contio, magistrates gave informative or persuasive speeches about political matters. Unlike other public assemblies in Rome, such as the…

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Function in Roman politics

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Preserved speeches and other ancient sources

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Function in Roman politics

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Contio

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Avg. degree1.95
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Contio

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related to Other occasions · 10
Contio → After, Before, Contiones, Magistrates, On, Public, Rome, Successful Roman, The, When
related to Function in Roman politics · 9
Contio → Ancient Rome, Empire, Every, However, In, Republic, Roman, The, Therefore
related to Military contiones · 9
Contio → After, Aside, At, Later, Military, Republic, The, Usually, When
related to The audience · 8
Contio → However, In, One, Over, Residents, Roman, Rome, The
related to Giving a report after a senate meeting · 7
Contio → He, It, Roman, Senate, Senators, Since Senate, The
related to Discussing a bill (rogatio) · 6
Contio → Before, Contiones, During, Once, Politicians, Senate
related to Preserved speeches and other ancient sources · 5
Contio → Cicero, Despite, Late Republican, Many, The
related to Rhetoric · 5
Contio → Judging, Latin, Republic, Speakers, This
related to Theory 1: Lower-class audience · 5
Contio → According, Romans, Therefore, These, This
related to Theory 2: Higher-class audience · 5
Contio → According, Lastly, Moreover, Roman, Romans

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contiones political could held speeches roman magistrates citizens assembly also military public would well speech theory meeting senate people audience

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the foruminstance ofthese shopkeepers were joined by other lower-class Romans who sought to escape their narrow housing conditions by hanging out in public places0.80text
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Contiorelated to Discussing a bill (rogatio)Senate0.60section
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Contiorelated to Discussing a bill (rogatio)During0.60section
Contiorelated to Discussing a bill (rogatio)Politicians0.60section
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Contiorelated to Function in Roman politicsAncient Rome0.60section
Contiorelated to Function in Roman politicsRepublic0.60section

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