TRIUMVIRI CAPITALES or TREVIRI or TRESVIRI, Rom, civ (law)

TRIUMVIRI CAPITALES or TREVIRI or TRESVIRI, Rom, civ. law. Officers who had charge of the prison, through whose intervention punishments were inflicted. charge of the prison, through whose intervention punishments were inflicted. Sallust in Catalin. They had eight lictors to execute their orders. Vicat, Sallust in Catalin. They had eight lictors to execute their orders. Vicat, ad voc. ad voc.