Roman offices

The sequential order of public offices held by aspiring politicians.

Officials who had charge of public revenue and expenditure.

Magistrates responsible for public buildings and originally also for the public games and the supply of corn to the city.

Judicial officer who had broad authority in cases of equity and was responsible for the public games.

Each of the two annually elected chief magistrates who jointly ruled the republic.

A chief magistrate with absolute power, appointed in an emergency.

Either of two magistrates who held censuses and supervised public morals.

The head of the principal college of priests.

An official in ancient Rome chosen by the plebeians to protect their interests.

Chief administrator of Roman law throughout one or more province.

The first member by precedence of the Roman Senate.

A Roman magistrate appointed as lieutenant to a dictator.

The first in command of a legion.

The second in command of a legion.

The third in command of the legion.

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.

The commanding centurion of the first century, first cohort and the senior-most centurion of the entire legion.

The legion's standard-bearer and was an enormously important and prestigious position.

He was standard-bearer for the centurial signum, a spear shaft decorated with medallions and topped with an open hand to signify loyalty.

Carried the standard bearing the image of the Emperor as a constant reminder of the troops' loyalty to him.