Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Commotion; irregular action.

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Examples

  • A tumultus was a sudden outbreak of violence requiring an emergency response.

    The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009

  • A tumultus was a sudden outbreak of violence requiring an emergency response.

    The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009

  • A tumultus was a sudden outbreak of violence requiring an emergency response.

    The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009

  • A tumultus was a sudden outbreak of violence requiring an emergency response.

    The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009

  • Because they were responding to a tumultus (emergency), the Romans did not hold an ordinary levy of troops on the Campus Martius (Field of Mars) outside the city.

    The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009

  • Because they were responding to a tumultus (emergency), the Romans did not hold an ordinary levy of troops on the Campus Martius (Field of Mars) outside the city.

    The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009

  • CHAPTER THREE: THE PRAETORS a tumultus of slaves: Caesar, The Gallic War 1.40.6.

    The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009

  • CHAPTER THREE: THE PRAETORS a tumultus of slaves: Caesar, The Gallic War 1.40.6.

    The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009

  • Because they were responding to a tumultus (emergency), the Romans did not hold an ordinary levy of troops on the Campus Martius (Field of Mars) outside the city.

    The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009

  • CHAPTER THREE: THE PRAETORS a tumultus of slaves: Caesar, The Gallic War 1.40.6.

    The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009

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