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Cursus Honorum
Term | Definition |
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consuls | 2 upper-class men; managed army and govt; had veto power |
praetors | 8 upper-class men; judges; could become governors of Roman provinces |
aediles | 16 upper-class men; took care of public buildings/food supply/entertainment |
quaestors | 20 upper-class men; managed finances |
tribunes | represented the plebeians |
dictator | 1 man (out of the 2 consuls); given power for up to 6 months in a time of crisis; expected to give up power afterward |
censor | 2 men; absolute power over the census and public morality |
senators | 300+ upper-class men; had held office previously; advised consul and proposed laws; served for life |
women | protected by male relatives; no political power |
slaves and non-citizens | no political protection; no political power |