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"english": "Curius and other elders were summoned from their country estates to the Senate; it is for this reason that [the officials] who used to summon them were given the name viatores, [or “travelers.”]\n(In other words, such duties meant that the summoners were always “on the road” or via.)",
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"text": "Ā vīllā in Senātum arcessēbātur et Curius et cēterī senēs; ex quō, quī eōs arcessēbant viātōrēs nōminātī sunt.",
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