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The detested frumentarii (see postal service) were abolished by Diocletian, but were soon replaced by ‘agents’ perhaps purposely ill-defined, who likewise served as couriers between the court (comitatus) and the ...

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agentes in rebus
in The Oxford Classical Dictionary (3 rev) Length: 271 words
Agentes In Rebus
in The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium Length: 274 words

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