Cancelli are lattice-work, placed before a
windowA window is a transparent opening in a wall that allows the passage of light and, if not closed or sealed, air and sound. Windows are usually glazed or covered in some other transparent or translucent material...
, a door-way, the
tribunalTribunal in the general sense is any person or institution with the authority to judge, adjudicate on, or determine claims or disputes - whether or not it is called a tribunal in its title....
of a
judgeA judge, or arbiter of justice, is a lead official who presides over a court of law, either alone or as part of a panel of judges. The powers, functions, method of appointment, discipline, and training of judges vary widely across different jurisdictions. The judge is like an umpire in a game and...
, or any other place. Hence the occupation of
Cancellarius, which originally signified a
porterA porter, also called a bearer, is a person who carries objects for others.-Historical meaning:Human adaptability and flexibility early led to the use of humans for transporting gear...
who stood at the latticed or grated door of the
emperorAn emperor is a monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress is the female equivalent. As a title, "empress" may indicate the wife of an emperor or a woman who rules in her own right...
's
palaceA palace is a grand residence, especially a royal residence or the home of a head of state or some other high-ranking dignitary, such as a bishop or archbishop. The word itself is derived from the Latin name Palātium, for Palatine Hill, one of the seven hills in Rome...
.
The emperor
CarinusMarcus Aurelius Carinus was Roman Emperor and elder son of the Emperor Carus, on whose accession he was appointed governor of the western portion of the empire....
gave great dissatisfaction by promoting one of his Cancellarii to be
Praefectus urbi. The cancellarius also signified a legal
scribeA scribe is a person who writes books or documents by hand as a profession. The profession, previously found in all literate cultures in some form, lost most of its importance and status with the advent of printing...
or
secretaryA secretary is an administrative assistant in business office administration.The executive secretary has a myriad of administrative duties. Traditionally, these duties were mostly related to correspondence, such as the typing out of letters...
, who sat within the cancelli or lattice-work, by which the
crowdA crowd is a group of people. The crowd may have a common purpose or set of emotions, such as at a political rally, at a sports event, or during looting, or simply be made up of many people going about their business in a busy area ....
was kept off from the tribunals of the judges.
The chief scribe or secretary was called
Cancellarius, and was eventually invested with judicial power at
ConstantinopleConstantinople was the imperial capital of the Roman Empire , the Byzantine/Eastern Roman Empire , the Latin Empire , and the Ottoman Empire...
, but an account of his duties and the history of this office do not fall within the scope of the present work.
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Cancelli are lattice-work, placed before a
windowA window is a transparent opening in a wall that allows the passage of light and, if not closed or sealed, air and sound. Windows are usually glazed or covered in some other transparent or translucent material...
, a door-way, the
tribunalTribunal in the general sense is any person or institution with the authority to judge, adjudicate on, or determine claims or disputes - whether or not it is called a tribunal in its title....
of a
judgeA judge, or arbiter of justice, is a lead official who presides over a court of law, either alone or as part of a panel of judges. The powers, functions, method of appointment, discipline, and training of judges vary widely across different jurisdictions. The judge is like an umpire in a game and...
, or any other place. Hence the occupation of
Cancellarius, which originally signified a
porterA porter, also called a bearer, is a person who carries objects for others.-Historical meaning:Human adaptability and flexibility early led to the use of humans for transporting gear...
who stood at the latticed or grated door of the
emperorAn emperor is a monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress is the female equivalent. As a title, "empress" may indicate the wife of an emperor or a woman who rules in her own right...
's
palaceA palace is a grand residence, especially a royal residence or the home of a head of state or some other high-ranking dignitary, such as a bishop or archbishop. The word itself is derived from the Latin name Palātium, for Palatine Hill, one of the seven hills in Rome...
.
The emperor
CarinusMarcus Aurelius Carinus was Roman Emperor and elder son of the Emperor Carus, on whose accession he was appointed governor of the western portion of the empire....
gave great dissatisfaction by promoting one of his Cancellarii to be
Praefectus urbi. The cancellarius also signified a legal
scribeA scribe is a person who writes books or documents by hand as a profession. The profession, previously found in all literate cultures in some form, lost most of its importance and status with the advent of printing...
or
secretaryA secretary is an administrative assistant in business office administration.The executive secretary has a myriad of administrative duties. Traditionally, these duties were mostly related to correspondence, such as the typing out of letters...
, who sat within the cancelli or lattice-work, by which the
crowdA crowd is a group of people. The crowd may have a common purpose or set of emotions, such as at a political rally, at a sports event, or during looting, or simply be made up of many people going about their business in a busy area ....
was kept off from the tribunals of the judges.
The chief scribe or secretary was called
Cancellarius, and was eventually invested with judicial power at
ConstantinopleConstantinople was the imperial capital of the Roman Empire , the Byzantine/Eastern Roman Empire , the Latin Empire , and the Ottoman Empire...
, but an account of his duties and the history of this office do not fall within the scope of the present work. From this word has come the modern
ChancellorChancellor is the title of various official positions in the governments of many nations. The original chancellors were the Cancellarii of Roman courts of justice—ushers who sat at the cancelli or lattice work screens of a basilica or law court, which separated the judge and counsel from the...
.
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