Roman Senate
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The Roman Senate was the principal political institution of ancient Rome, composed of aristocratic members who advised magistrates, influenced legislation, and guided state policy throughout the Republic and into the Empire.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
advisory council
→
deliberative assembly → legislative body → political institution → |
| advised |
Roman aediles
→
Roman censors → Roman consuls → Roman dictators → Roman magistrates → Roman praetors → |
| ceremonialRoleInPeriod |
Principate
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| composedOf |
senators
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| continuedInPeriod |
Roman Empire
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| controlled |
assignment of provincial commands
→
state treasury → |
| couldDeclare |
senatus consultum ultimum
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| country |
Ancient Rome
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| emergencyPower |
authorization of dictatorship
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| establishedInPeriod |
Roman Kingdom
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| governed |
Roman provinces
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| guided |
Roman state policy
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| hadAuthorityOver |
foreign policy
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provincial administration → public religion → state finances → war and peace decisions → |
| heldDeFactoPower |
Roman Republic
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| influenced |
Roman legislation
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| influencedBy |
optimates
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populares → |
| issued |
senatus consultum
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| languageUsed |
Latin
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| laterIncluded |
plebeians
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| locatedIn |
Roman Forum
→
Rome → |
| lostPowerTo |
Roman emperors
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| memberOfClass |
Roman aristocracy
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| membershipBasis |
former magistrates
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| membershipSelectedBy |
censors
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| metAt |
Curia Julia
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| playedKeyRoleIn |
transition from Republic to Empire
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| precedentFor |
modern senates
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| reformedBy |
Augustus
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Julius Caesar → Sulla → |
| religiousFunction |
consultation of Sibylline Books
→
oversight of state cults → |
| significantInPeriod |
Roman Republic
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| sizeIncreasedTo |
600 senators
→
900 senators → |
| socialClassBasis |
patricians
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| supervised |
public works
→
state contracts → |
| typeOfAct |
senatorial decree
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| typicalSize |
300 senators
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| usedBuilding |
Curia Cornelia
→
Curia Hostilia → Curia Julia → |