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10-man commission in the Roman Republic

For the Romanian assassins, see Iron Guard death squads.

The decemviri or decemvirs (Latin for "ten men") refer to official ten-man commissions established by the Roman Republic.

The most important were those of the two Decemvirates, formally the decemvirate with consular power for writing laws (Latin: decemviri consulari imperio legibus scribundis) who reformed and codified Roman law during the Conflict of the Orders between ancient Rome's patrician aristocracy and plebeian commoners.

Other decemviri include the decemviri for adjudging litigation (decemviri stlitibus judicandis), the decemviri for making sacrifices (decemviri sacris faciundis), and the decemviri for the assignment and giving of arable lands (decemviri agris dandis adsignandis).

Decemviri consulari imperio legibus scribundis

Background

Gaius Terentilius Harsa, a plebeian tribune, wished to protect the plebeian population by curtai