The position is rare and is almost always temporary (contrast with the pre-Imperial Roman concept of a temporary dictator).

The Villa itself was on the threshold between two worlds, that of the city and that of the country, an essentially Roman concept.

Essentially, the Greek language did not incorporate the nuances of the Ancient Roman concepts that distinguished imperium from other forms of political power.

Other recent scholars have not credited women with a decisive role in the development of the Greek and Roman concept of freedom.

A long line of thought and half-memory stretched back to the imperial Roman concept of earthly authority before the total impress of Christianity was received.

The Eastern Orthodox charge that this theory is too dependent upon Roman legal concepts of retribution and justice.

Firstly, he transformed the Greek magnificence into a Roman concept.

Written in Latin, it reflects classical Roman concepts of virtue and heroism, and was widely available in Shakespeare's day.

It is a type of retirement poem expressing the love of retirement-an ancient Roman concept related to otium.

The comparable Roman concept is the genius who accompanies and protects a person or presides over a place (see genius loci).