Roman offices - Statistics

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Hint Answer % Correct
Each of the two annually elected chief magistrates who jointly ruled the republic. consul
89%
Either of two magistrates who held censuses and supervised public morals. censor
78%
A chief magistrate with absolute power, appointed in an emergency. dictator
78%
The head of the principal college of priests. pontifex maximus
78%
The first in command of a legion. legate
67%
Magistrates responsible for public buildings and originally also for the public games and the supply of corn to the city. aedile
56%
Chief administrator of Roman law throughout one or more province. governor
56%
Judicial officer who had broad authority in cases of equity and was responsible for the public games. praetor
56%
Officials who had charge of public revenue and expenditure. quaestor
44%
The sequential order of public offices held by aspiring politicians. cursus honorum
33%
An official in ancient Rome chosen by the plebeians to protect their interests. tribune of the plebs
33%
The legion's standard-bearer and was an enormously important and prestigious position. aquilifer
22%
The commanding centurion of the first century, first cohort and the senior-most centurion of the entire legion. primus pilus
22%
The first member by precedence of the Roman Senate. princeps senatus
11%
He was standard-bearer for the centurial signum, a spear shaft decorated with medallions and topped with an open hand to signify loyalty. signifer
11%
The second in command of a legion. broad band tribune
0%
The third in command of the legion. camp prefect
0%
Carried the standard bearing the image of the Emperor as a constant reminder of the troops' loyalty to him. imaginifer
0%
A Roman magistrate appointed as lieutenant to a dictator. magister equitum
0%
Often served the role of administrative officers. This was often a first, but optional, step in a young man's political career. There were 5. narrow band tribune
0%
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