• Res publica (also spelled rēs pūblica to indicate vowel length) is a Latin phrase, loosely meaning 'public affair'. It is the root of the word 'republic'...
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    of the MPRDA, mineral and petroleum resources are a new category of res publicae, placing mineral and petroleum resources under the custodianship of the...
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    owned" as res nullius, res communes, res publicae and res universitatis. The term res nullius was defined as things not yet appropriated. The term res communes...
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  • made between res communes omnium, which were to be accessible to all people but were not seen as owned by the Roman people, and res publicae, which was...
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    Libellus vere aureus, nec minus salutaris quam festivus, de optimo rei publicae statu deque nova insula Utopia, "A truly golden little book, not less beneficial...
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    of "res publica", it is infected by the many interpretations given to the word republic afterwards, as mentioned above. So, the translation of "Res publica"...
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    inscription OLIVAR D G R P ANG SCO HIB &c PRO [Olivarius Dei Gratia Res Publicae Angliae, Scotiae et Hiberniae etc. Protector] — Oliver, by the Grace...
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    the republican system. Res privatae, private property, or "things belonging to individuals," in contrast to res publicae. Res privata Caesaris, the property...
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    Prudentia (Prudency). The Latin inscription on the gates reads: Concordia res publicæ parvæ crescunt – discordia magnæ concidunt ("In agreement small republics...
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    Clodia. The three men then established themselves as the triumviri rei publicae constituendae (the latter words indicate a causa or commission for the...
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