| On the whole we may put the great period of the college between the decemvirate and the war with Hannibal. |
| They generally do not believe that a second decemvirate ever took place. |
| Two years were spent by this commission, and upon their return in 452 the above mentioned decemvirate was appointed. |
| The decemvirate of 451 is believed to have included the most controversial points of customary law, and to have assumed the leading functions in Rome. |
