![]() In the Assemblies of the Romans, where the People gave Suffrage upon Scrutiny, by Balots mark'd with the Letter A, it signified Antique, and Abrogo, or I reject the Law proposed, I abro∣gate that which is now in force. That the Matter should be further en∣quired into for the Judges hereby testified that the Cause was not sufficiently plain, and that they could not decide it while it remain'd so which they sometimes expressed, vivâ voce, by this word Amplius, as we may plainly see from this Passage of Cicero, Causam pro Pub∣licanis dixit Caelius Consules, re auditâ, amplius de Consilii sententiâ pronunciarunt Caelius pleaded for the Publicans, the Consuls, after they had heard him, by the Advice of the Senate, pro∣nounc'd, Let this Matter be further inquir'd into. The Judges (says that learned Interpreter) cast one Balot into the Urn, upon which was engraven or drawn the Letter A, to signifie, I absolve the Person accused another upon which was the Letter C, to denote Condemne and a third marked with the Letters N and L, Non Liquet, to order. This we learn from Asconius Pedianus in his Commentary upon Cicero's Orations. In the Tryal of Criminal Causes at Rome, an A drawn upon the Balots which were given to the Judges, and thrown into an Urn, signi∣fied the whole Word Absolve, or, I absolve the Person accused whence Cicero calls A a saving Letter, Litera salutaris, because it was the sign of dismissing the Accused with Absolution. When a streight Line was drawn above the A, it signified 5000. Possidet A numeros quingentos ordine recto. There are some ancient Verses related by Baronius and others, which describe the Letters signifying Numbers, whereof this is the first, This Letter A was also used by the Ancients as a numeral Letter which signified 500, as may be seen in Valerius Probus. When it occurs after the word Miles, it denotes that he was Young, as Isidore affirms. When it is doubled it denotes Augusti: and when it is tripled it signifies Auro, Argento, Aere. This Letter A does often signifie an intire Word in the ancient Marbles, A. The Antients distinguished exactly in their Pronunciation when this Syllable or Letter A was long, and in their Writing they did often repeat this Vowel, to signifie that it was a long Syllable which Usage, as Quintilian testifies, continued till the time of Attius: sometimes they inserted the Letter h between the double a, to render the Pronunciation more vehement, as in Ahala for Ala, or Aala, and sometimes by striking out the first a, they made it Hala: But afterwards, for shortness sake, they only drew a small Line at the top of the Vowel, to shew that it was long, thus ā. When this Letter makes a whole Syllable the Children call it A by it self A. It is often used to express the Passions of our Mind, as in case of Admiration, Joy or Grief, and to render the Expression more vehement, we sometimes pre∣fix or subjoin the Letter h to it, and say ha or ah. Of all the Vowels it is the most open and simple, and that which is most easily pronounced, being the first articu∣late Sound which Nature puts forth at the cry∣ing or smiling of Infants. The Hebrews call it Aleph, and the Greeks Al∣pha, but our Nation as the Latins, call it simply A. ![]() The full version of this font is for commercial use, buy it HERE.Is the first Letter of the Alphabet in all Langua∣ges. Moreover, you can search more similar fonts on our site. Please note that this demo version of Roma Invicta Font Duo is FREE for personal use only and No Commercial use Allowed! Please download and enjoy. ![]() Multilingual Supported: Multi-languages support Oranges & Lemons Font Duo by Nicky Laatz.Jhonathan Hartman Signature Font by Perspectype Studio.Daisy Rider | Semi-Script W/ Extras! by Blythe Green.Ancient Tulip – Handwritten Font by Fonteca.modernline | handwritten font by Ef Studio.This luxury font will make a cool point for splendid designs. Roma Invicta can be used for some specific purposes such as designing logos, unique emblems, stickers, banner ads, tattoos, etc.
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