quaestores urbani
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The quaestores urbani were Roman magistrates responsible for overseeing the city’s financial administration and public treasury in Rome.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman magistracy
ⓘ
financial office ⓘ |
| associatedWith | cursus honorum ⓘ |
| associatedWithBuilding | Temple of Saturn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | senatorial quaestores ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
provincial quaestors
ⓘ
quaestores militares ⓘ |
| electedBy | comitia tributa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymology | derived from Latin quaestor meaning investigator or financial officer ⓘ |
| governanceLevel | municipal (city of Rome) ⓘ |
| hadAuthorityOver | state treasury officials in Rome ⓘ |
| hadPower |
to authorize payments from the aerarium
ⓘ
to keep official financial records ⓘ |
| handled |
state expenditures in Rome
ⓘ
state revenues in Rome ⓘ |
| heldRank | minor magistrate ⓘ |
| historicalSourceMention |
Cicero
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Livy NERFINISHED ⓘ Tacitus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | city of Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| legalStatus | magistratus populi Romani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationOfOffice | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfOfficeHolders | two ⓘ |
| oversaw | aerarium ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman Republic political system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryResponsibility |
management of the public treasury in Rome
ⓘ
urban financial administration ⓘ |
| reportedTo | Senate of Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requiredQualification | Roman citizenship ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
custody of public funds
ⓘ
disbursement of money on senatorial decree ⓘ management of state archives kept in the aerarium ⓘ payment of state officials in Rome ⓘ recording financial transactions ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | popular election ⓘ |
| sphereOfActivity |
public finance
ⓘ
state administration ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
consuls
ⓘ
praetors ⓘ |
| symbolOfOffice |
sella curulis (in some periods or contexts)
ⓘ
toga praetexta ⓘ |
| termLength | one year ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Roman Republic
ⓘ
early Roman Empire ⓘ |
| workedIn | Temple of Saturn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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