The previous years of his manhood had been spent in continual activity.
According to the constitution of December 1879 (modified in 1885, 1887, 1889 and 1903) the legislative power is vested in a national assembly of 69 deputies (1 for every 20,000 inhabitants) chosen for 4 years by direct popular vote, under universal manhood suffrage.
He quickly acquired the Swedish language, and, by the time he reached manhood, had become a general favourite.
In his sixteenth year (87 B.C.) Caesar lost his father, and assumed the toga virilis as the token of manhood.
Originally franchises varied much in different states, but for many years prior to 1890 what was practically manhood suffrage prevailed in nearly all of.