NRCE Magistrates and Important Political Officials

cōnsul ōrdinārius

consul who entered at the beginning of the year

cōnsul suffectus

a consul chosen to replace another consul mid-term

magister equitum

dictator's assitant - master of the cavalry

praetor peregrīnus

dealt with foreign affairs

praetor urbānus

sheriff or "city praetor"

prōcōnsul

governor of a province

prōpraetor

extended praetorship

senātor

senator (old men whose main power was to advise)

cūria

senate house (comitia cūriāta - oldest assembly)

cursus honōrum

course of honor: quaestor to praetor to consul

suō annō

term that describes a man who completed the cursus honōrum in their first year of eligibility

novus homō

man who did not have previous members in their family hold office (particularly a consulship)

intercessiō

right to veto held by tribunes

fascēs

bundle of rods surrounding an axe - symbol of power
fascēs were carried by lictors (lictōrēs)
praetors were accompanied by 6 lictors
consuls were accompanied by 12 lictors
dictators were accompanied by 24 lictors

comitia cūriāta

oldest assembly - met only as a formality

comitia centuriāta

elected major offices

comitia tribūta

elected minor offices

concilium plēbis

elected plebeian offices