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Definition of Lustrums

Lustrums
Lustrum Lus"trum, n.; pl. E. Lustrums, L. Lustra. [L. Cf. 2d & 3d Luster.] A lustration or purification, especially the purification of the whole Roman people, which was made by the censors once in five years. Hence: A period of five years.
Lustrum
Lustrum Lus"trum, n.; pl. E. Lustrums, L. Lustra. [L. Cf. 2d & 3d Luster.] A lustration or purification, especially the purification of the whole Roman people, which was made by the censors once in five years. Hence: A period of five years.

Meaning of Lustrums from wikipedia

- A lūstrum (IPA: [ˈluːs̠t̪rʊ̃ˑ], plural lūstra) was a term for a five-year period in Ancient Rome. It is distinct from the homograph lustrum (/ˈlʊstrəm/...
- Look up lustrum in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Lustrum (plural lustra) was a term for a sacrificial purification ritual every five-years in Ancient...
- Lustrum (US: Conspirata; 2009) is a historical novel by British author Robert Harris. It is the sequel to Imperium and the middle volume of a trilogy...
- Lustrum: Internationale Forschungsberichte aus dem Bereich des kl****ischen Altertums (English: "International research reports in the field of classical...
- Before Christ Common Era Decade List of decades, centuries, and millennia Lustrum Middle Ages Millennium Modern era Saeculum Year AD and CE year numbering...
- Pillar of Iron by Taylor Caldwell (1965). Robert Harris' novels Imperium, Lustrum (published under the name Conspirata in the United States) and Dictator...
- Jiffy Second Minute Moment Hour Day W**** Fortnight Month Year Olympiad Lustrum Decade Century Saeculum Millennium Related topics Chronology Duration music...
- the Roman Eagle, 14 March 1942 Mauritian Medal for Military Merit of 10 Lustrums War Merit Cross Commemorative Medal for the Italo-Austrian War 1915–1918...
- no plebeian censor performed the solemn purification of the people (the lustrum; Livy Periochae 13) until 280 BC. In 131 BC, for the first time, both censors...
- Sun. Historical year-based units include the Olympiad (four years), the lustrum (five years), the indiction (15 years), the decade, the century, and the...