Roman aediles
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Roman aediles were elected magistrates of ancient Rome responsible for overseeing public buildings, markets, games, and the maintenance of order in the city.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman magistracy
ⓘ
public office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Rome
ⓘ
surface form:
city of Rome
|
| continuedIn |
Roman Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Empire (with reduced importance)
|
| couldHoldImperium | no ⓘ |
| country |
Roman Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Rome
|
| dateOfEstablishment | 5th century BC (traditional) ⓘ |
| declinedBy | Cicero ⓘ |
| electionBy |
Comitia Curiata (early period, debated)
ⓘ
Comitia Tributa ⓘ popular assembly ⓘ |
| etymology | from Latin aedes meaning building or temple ⓘ |
| hasPart |
curule aedile
ⓘ
plebeian aedile ⓘ |
| hierarchicalPosition |
above quaestors
ⓘ
below praetors ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| legalAuthority |
limited judicial powers in market disputes
ⓘ
power to impose fines ⓘ |
| notableOfficeHolder |
Julius Caesar
ⓘ
Marcus Aemilius Scaurus ⓘ Cicero ⓘ
surface form:
Marcus Tullius Cicero (curule aedile, debated; he declined the aedileship in fact)
|
| numberOfOfficeHoldersSimultaneously | 4 ⓘ |
| officeCreatedFor | plebeians ⓘ |
| officeType | elected magistrate ⓘ |
| originallyAssociatedWith | Tribunes of the Plebs ⓘ |
| partOf |
Roman Republic political system
ⓘ
Roman magistracy ⓘ
surface form:
cursus honorum
|
| positionHeldBy | Roman citizen ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
control of food supply in the city
ⓘ
enforcement of public morals in markets and public spaces ⓘ inspection of buildings for safety ⓘ maintenance of aqueducts within the city ⓘ maintenance of sewers ⓘ maintenance of streets ⓘ maintenance of temples ⓘ organization of festivals ⓘ organization of ludi ⓘ organization of public games ⓘ oversight of public buildings ⓘ policing of public order in Rome ⓘ regulation of weights and measures ⓘ removal of nuisances from streets ⓘ supervision of markets ⓘ supervision of public entertainment venues ⓘ |
| subclassOf | curule magistrate ⓘ |
| symbol |
curule chair (for curule aediles)
ⓘ
toga praetexta (for curule aediles) ⓘ |
| termLength | 1 year ⓘ |
| usedOfficeFor | gaining popularity through lavish games ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.