M. Porcius Cato Posted April 14, 2006 Report Share Posted April 14, 2006 What was the function of the diribitor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLavius Valerius Constantinus Posted April 14, 2006 Report Share Posted April 14, 2006 he sorts voting tablets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primus Pilus Posted April 14, 2006 Report Share Posted April 14, 2006 According to Andrew Lintott in The Constitution of the Roman Republic (which I think you in particular might enjoy for quick reference Cato) the custodes seem to be synonymous with the term diribitors. Here's his passage retyped verbatim... The baskets (cistae) containing the votes delivered were watched over by custodes, who in the late Republic were drawn from the album of jurors for the quaestiones: under the principate those at Rome were called 'the nine hundred' (nongenti). These custodes were also responsible for counting (diribitio) and reporting the votes to the presiding magistrate. He cites Cicero Post Reditum ad Senatum, In Pisonum and Pro Plancio as well as Pliny Natural Histories, Varro Rerrum Rusticarum and the Lex Municipii Malacitani. Hope that's helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Porcius Cato Posted April 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2006 Hope that's helpful. Perfect--just what I was looking for. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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