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Sectatoris: In ancient Rome, a sectatoris was someone who supported a candidate for office and followed them during their campaign to try and impress voters. They were like a cheerleader for the candidate. The plural form of sectatoris is sectatores.
sectatoris
In ancient Rome, a sectatoris was a person who supported a candidate for office and followed them during their campaign to impress voters. They were like cheerleaders for the candidate.
During the election, Marcus had a group of sectatores who followed him around the city, chanting his name and telling everyone how great he was. They hoped to convince people to vote for him.
Julia's sectatores wore matching t-shirts with her name on them and handed out flyers to people on the street. They wanted to make sure everyone knew about her campaign.
These examples show how sectatores were used in ancient Rome to help candidates win elections. They were like a marketing team, promoting the candidate and trying to persuade people to vote for them.
sectarian | secta unica tantum facienda pro pluribus haereditatibus