A complete dictionary of the Greek and Roman antiquities explaining the obscure places in classic authors and ancient historians relating to the religion, mythology, history, geography and chronology of the ancient Greeks and Romans, their ... rites and customs, laws, polity, arts and engines of war : also an account of their navigations, arts and sciences and the inventors of them : with the lives and opinions of their philosophers / compiled originally in French ... by Monsieur Danet ; made English, with the addition of very useful mapps.

DUCENARII,

The Receivers of the hundredth penny, a Tax that was paid to the Roman Emperors.

DUUM-VIRI SACRORUM, The Duum-viri, or the two Magistrates, whom Tarquinius Superbus created at Rome, a Dignity that was a kind of Priesthood. This Office was set up upon this occasion: Tarquinius having bought of an unknown Woman three Books of Verses, which were thought to have been written by the Sybil of Cumae, he named two Magistrates or Commissaries for the Books of Religion, and all their Duty was to keep these Books, and consult them in some cases, about what was to be done for the good of the State.

DUUM-VIRI MUNICIPALES, These two Magistrates were in the free Towns, what Consuls were at Rome. They were chosen out of the Body of the Decurions, on the Kalends of March, but did not enter upon their Office until three Months after their Election, that the People might have time to inquire if they were duly elected, and in case of an undue return, they chose o∣thers. They took the Oath, that they would serve the City and Citizens well and faithful∣ly, and were allowed to wear the Robe cal∣led Praetexta, edged about with Purple, and a white Tunick or Jerkin, as Juvenal tells us, Satyr 5. They had Officers who walked be∣fore them, carrying a small Switch in their Hands. Nevertheless, some of them assumed the priviledge of having Lictors carrying Axes and bundles of Rods before them, as we learn of Tully in the Oration against Rullus, Anteibant Lictores non cum bacillis, sed ut hic Prae∣toribus ante eunt cum facibus duobus.

After they had taken possession of their Of∣fice, it was a custom to make a distribution a∣mong the Decurions, and have some Show of Gladiators represented before the People. This Office was commonly for five years, wherefore they were called Quinquennales Ma∣gistratus. Their Jurisdiction was of a great extent, as we may see in the Treatise of Pancirollus c. 8.

DUUM-VIRI NAVALES, Com∣missaries for the Fleet. These Commissaries were created in the Year 542, at the request of M. Decius Tribune of the People, when the Romans were at War with the Samnites. The Duty of their Office was to take care of the sitting of Ships, and ordering the Seamen who were aboard.

DUUM-VIRI CAPITALES, The Duumvirs, sirnamed Capitales or Judges in Criminal Causes. It was lawful to appeal from their Sentence to the People, who only had power to condemn a Citizen to die. Some of these Judges were established at Rome and other free Cities; who were taken from the body of the Decurions, and had a great Authority and Power; for they took care of the Prisons, and were Members of the Publick Council. They had two Lictors walking before them.