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−	~~A '''''contio''''' in ancient times was a public meeting convened by a [[:Category:Magistrates~~ (Nova Roma)~~\|magistrate]]. The meeting would be addressed by the magistrate and any other speaker he invited. ''Contiones'' would often be held to discuss proposed legislation.~~	+	{{LanguageBar\|Contio (Nova Roma)}}

−	In Nova Roma the term is generally used to refer to a public discussion of proposed legislation, convened by a magistrate prior to a vote. Various leges require fixed periods between the promulgation of a proposal and the beginning of voting. This whole period is often referred to as a single ''contio'', ~~though it would perhaps be more accurate to say that a~~ ''~~contio~~'' ~~is held on each day of the period since in ancient times a ''contio'' never lasted more than a day~~.	+	Latin noun: ''contio'', ''contionis'', f. A meeting, an assembly; an oration.

−	The term ''contio'' is sometimes incorrectly used to refer to any period of discussion prior to a vote, for example a debate in the [[senate (Nova Roma)\|senate]] or a campaigning period before elections in a [[sodalitates (Nova Roma)\|''sodalitas'']].	+	==In antiquity==

		+	A '''''contio''''' in ancient times was a public meeting convened by a magistrate. The meeting would be addressed by the magistrate and any other speaker he invited. ''Contiones'' would often be held to discuss proposed legislation. In ancient times a ''contio'' never lasted more than a day.

		+	:''Commodius fecissent tribuni plebis, Quirites, si, quae apud vos de me deferunt, ea coram potius me praesente dixissent; nam et aequitatem vestrae disceptationis et consuetudinem superiorum et ius suae potestatis retinuissent. Sed quoniam adhuc praesens certamen contentionemque fugerunt, nunc, si videtur eis, in meam '''contionem''' prodeant et, quo provocati a me venire noluerunt, revocati saltem revertantur.'' <ref>Cicero, ''De Lege Agraria Oratio Tertia'': 1 [http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/cicero/legagr3.shtml]</ref>
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		+	In archaic usage, such as, for example, by the [[pontifex\|pontifices]], ''contio'' included meetings of the ''[[comitia]]''. By Cicero's time, however, ''contio'' in normal usage had come to mean a non-voting assembly. <ref name="botsford">Botsford, G. 1909. The Roman Assemblies from their Origin to the End of the Republic. Macmillan. Reprinted 2001 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. LCCN 00-067014. ISBN 1584771658 [http://books.google.com/books?id=2SyF2kmJOxYC]</ref>
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		+	==In Nova Roma==
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		+	In Nova Roma the term is generally used to refer to a public discussion of proposed legislation, convened by a [[:Category:Magistrates (Nova Roma)\|magistrate]] prior to a vote. Various ''leges'' require fixed periods between the promulgation of a proposal and the beginning of voting. This whole period is often referred to as a single ''contio'', though it would perhaps be more accurate to say that a ''contio'' is held on each day of the period since in ancient times a ''contio'' never lasted more than a day.
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		+	The term ''contio'' is sometimes informally (and incorrectly) used to refer to any period of discussion prior to a vote, for example a debate in the [[senate (Nova Roma)\|senate]] or a campaigning period before elections in a [[sodalitates (Nova Roma)\|''sodalitas'']].
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		+	==References==
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A '''''contio''''' in ancient times was a public meeting convened by a [[:Category:Magistrates (Nova Roma)|magistrate]]. The meeting would be addressed by the magistrate and any other speaker he invited. ''Contiones'' would often be held to discuss proposed legislation.

In Nova Roma the term is generally used to refer to a public discussion of proposed legislation, convened by a magistrate prior to a vote. Various leges require fixed periods between the promulgation of a proposal and the beginning of voting. This whole period is often referred to as a single ''contio'', though it would perhaps be more accurate to say that a ''contio'' is held on each day of the period since in ancient times a ''contio'' never lasted more than a day.

The term ''contio'' is sometimes incorrectly used to refer to any period of discussion prior to a vote, for example a debate in the [[senate (Nova Roma)|senate]] or a campaigning period before elections in a [[sodalitates (Nova Roma)|''sodalitas'']].

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