Roman Life - Republican Government

someone who didn't come from a family of aristocratic officeholders

sequence of public offices a successful politician might ascend; quaestor, then praetor, then consul (chief executive). Two consuls were elected each year

chief magistrates; two ___ were selected each year to serve a 1 year term; ___ alternated control each day; one could not be reelected until ___ 10 years past

accompanied consuls and carried fasces

bundle of rods and an axe that symbolized the consuls' absolute power

judges

treasurers

administrators of games and other public services

two were elected every 5 years; they served 18 months; they revised the citizenship roll by performing a census and could strike out names if people were behaving inappropriately (thus, out term censorship); they also had responsibility over public building projects, like roads and aquaducts

called in times of severe emergency to assume consular authority; one man was chosen to serve for 6 months

filled in if both consuls were killed or resigned