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Senate of the Roman Republic
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The Senate was the governing and advisory assembly of the aristocracy in the ancient Roman Republic. It was not an elected body, but one whose members were appointed by the consuls, and later by the c
The Orator, c. 100 BC, an Etrusco-Roman bronze sculpture depicting Aule Metele (Latin: Aulus Metellus), an Etruscan man of Roman senatorial rank, engaging in rhetoric. He wears senatorial shoes and a toga praetexta of the "skimpy" (exigua) Republican type. The statue features an inscription in the Etruscan alphabet
The Orator, c. 100 BC, an Etrusco-Roman bronze sculpture depicting Aule Metele (Latin: Aulus Metellus), an Etruscan man of Roman senatorial rank, enga
Centuriate assembly
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The centuriate assembly was a popular assembly of ancient Rome. In the Roman Republic, its main function was electing the consuls, praetors, and censors. It was made up of 193 centuries which were app
Senate of the Roman Republic
…It was not an elected body, but one whose members were appointed by the consuls, and later by the censors, which were appointed by the aristocratic Centuriate Assembly. After a Roman magistrate served his term in office, it usually was followed with automatic appointment to the Senate. According to the Greek historian…
After reforms in the third century BC, the first class of centuries fell from 80 centuries to 70 centuries and the centuria praerogativa was added to
After reforms in the third century BC, the first class of centuries fell from 80 centuries to 70 centuries and the centuria praerogativa was added to guide elections.
The emperor Tiberius, pictured, de facto transferred elections from the comitia centuriata to the senate by having it select the candidates to be pres
The emperor Tiberius, pictured, de facto transferred elections from the comitia centuriata to the senate by having it select the candidates to be presented to the people.