institution
Populus Romanus
the Roman people
also: the Roman people, populus Romanus
The citizen body of Rome, whose acclamations Pliny cites as proof of the discernment behind Trajan's standing.
Reading notes
- The Letters §1.17.4 Roman people
The populus Romanus, the Roman people in whose forum the honor of a statue is conferred.
- Panegyric to Trajan §2 the Roman people
The populus Romanus, the citizen body whose acclamations in theatre and circus Pliny treats as a barometer of a ruler's true standing.