Re: congovernment
| From: | Ray Brown <ray.brown@...> |
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| Date: | Saturday, November 22, 2003, 19:39 |
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On Saturday, November 22, 2003, at 01:50 AM, John Cowan wrote:
[snip]
> They're different things. A dual monarchy is a monarch ruling over two
> kingdoms; *the* Dual Monarchy in our history is Austria-Hungary.
>
> A dyarchy (not biarchy) is a governmental form with two equal supreme
> rulers.
'sright - like in ancient Sparta with its two kings.
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On Saturday, November 22, 2003, at 02:21 AM, Costentin Cornomorus wrote:
> --- John Cowan <cowan@...> wrote:
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>> A dyarchy (not biarchy) is a governmental form
>> with two equal supreme rulers.
>
> Sounds better than biumvirate, anyway! ;)
Yep - and is better formed :)
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> On Saturday, November 22, 2003, at 03:00 AM, John Cowan wrote:
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> Costentin Cornomorus scripsit:
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>> Sounds better than biumvirate, anyway! ;)
>
> Duumvirate.
Spot on!
Tho 'duumuiratus' referred to a body of two men on a board or court;
the highest board of magistrates in a colonia or municipium was a
duumvirate.
For two co-equal _rulers_ the proper term, as you said, is dyarchy.
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