Tribal Assembly
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The Tribal Assembly was a key popular legislative body in the Roman Republic, organized by tribes rather than curiae, that passed laws, elected certain magistrates, and made important judicial decisions.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman Republican institution
ⓘ
electoral body ⓘ judicial body ⓘ legislative body ⓘ popular assembly ⓘ |
| aim | to represent Roman citizens by territorial tribes ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Comitia Centuriata
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Comitia Curiata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convenedBy |
consul
ⓘ
praetor ⓘ tribune of the plebs ⓘ |
| declineDuring | Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elects |
curule aediles
ⓘ
military tribunes with consular power (in some periods) ⓘ plebeian aediles ⓘ plebeian tribunes ⓘ quaestors ⓘ |
| excludes |
non-citizens
ⓘ
slaves ⓘ women ⓘ |
| governedBy | Roman public law ⓘ |
| hasNameInLatin | comitia tributa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPower |
to decide on certain judicial appeals
ⓘ
to impose fines ⓘ to pass binding legislation on Roman citizens ⓘ to try some capital cases (in earlier periods) ⓘ |
| includes |
31 rural tribes
ⓘ
4 urban tribes ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | Latin ⓘ |
| locationOfMeetings | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTribes | 35 ⓘ |
| organizedBy | tribes ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman Republic political system ⓘ |
| passes |
leges (statutory laws)
ⓘ
plebiscita (plebiscites) ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Concilium Plebis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman magistrates ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
auspices
ⓘ
veto of higher magistrates (in some contexts) ⓘ veto of tribunes of the plebs ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| typicalMeetingPlace |
Campus Martius
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Forum Romanum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| votingProcedure |
citizens vote within their tribe
ⓘ
majority of tribes determines outcome ⓘ |
| votingUnit | tribus ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.