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tradition, acclamatio ( Koiné aktologia) was the public expression of approbation or disapprobation, pleasure or displeasure, etc., by loud

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s. On many occasions, there appear to have been certain forms of acclamations always used by the Romans; as, for instance, at

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s, ', ', or '; at triumphs, '; at the conclusion of plays the last actor called out ' to the spectators; orators were usually praised by such expressions as ', ', ', etc. Under the

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, the name of ' was given to the praises and flatteries which the

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bestowed upon the emperor and his family. These , which are frequently quoted by the ''

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'', were often of considerable length, and seem to have been chanted by the whole body of senators. There were regular shouted by the people, of which one of the most common was '. Other instances of are given by

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( Francesco Bernardino Ferrari), in his ', and in

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*{{cite web, last1=Smith, first1=William, title=Acclamatio, url=https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0063:entry=acclamatio-cn&highlight=acclamatio, website=A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, date=1890 Society of ancient Rome Genres of Byzantine music

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