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24: 464: 546:, which once referred to the imperial guard, came to be applied in turn to a train of warrior-servants who waited on the king, to the group of clergymen who waited on the bishop, to the monks of a monastery, and ultimately to a choral society; it did not mean 'school' before the ninth century." 656:
word "σχολή" (from which its Latin counterpart "Scholae" derives), meaning: 'rest, leisure' (Pi., lA), '(learned) conversation, lecture' (PI., Arist.), 'place of lecture, auditorium, school' (Arist.).
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still was used to refer to learning of singing and a mode of writing, the plural had an independent meaning. Next to the old kind of school, the
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until the 12th century. Michel Rouche succinctly traced the word's development, especially in the West: "The term
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Rouche, "Private life conquers state and society", in Paul Veyne, ed.
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to signify a unit of Imperial Guards. The unit survived in the
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A History of Private Life: I. From Pagan Rome to Byzantium
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regiments, and continued to serve until the reign of
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word, literally meaning "schools" (from the singular
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H. Galbraith, 571:, established by 569:Scholae Palatinae 559:Scholae Palatinae 536:Late Roman Empire 503: 502: 454: 453: 445:Limes Mauretaniae 300:Limes Britannicus 261: 260: 225:Political history 215: 214: 135: 134: 772: 725: 722: 716: 709: 666:Praetorian Guard 577:Praetorian Guard 540:Byzantine Empire 515: 495: 488: 481: 467: 466: 465: 326:Limes Germanicus 276: 275: 253:Infantry tactics 246: 245: 202:Triumphal arches 172: 171: 153:Wars and battles 145:Campaign history 64: 63: 26: 25: 19: 18: 780: 779: 775: 774: 773: 771: 770: 769: 755: 754: 738:V. H. 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Military of ancient Rome
753 BC
AD 476
Structural history
Army
Unit types and ranks
Decorations and punishments
Legions
Auxilia
Generals
Navy
Fleets
Admirals
Campaign history
Wars and battles
Technological history
Military engineering
Castra
Siege engines
Triumphal arches
Roads
Political history
Strategy and tactics
Infantry tactics
Frontiers and fortifications
Limes
Walls
Limes Britannicus
Antonine Wall

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