CLST 103 Lecture 6: CLST 103 Lecture 6 (Jan 19)

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CLST 103
• Professor: Christina Zaccagnino

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Clst 103 lecture 6 jan 19th. Quaestors, tribunes of the plebs, aediles, censors. From 367 bce one of the two should be plebeian. 172 bce for the first time two plebeian consuls. 180 bce lex vibia annalis minimum age to be consul 42. Minimum age was raised so that the chances of the person running again would be small since the average life span for people during this time was 40 years old. Hould (cid:271)e te(cid:374) years (cid:271)et(cid:449)ee(cid:374) (cid:272)o(cid:374)sulships, (cid:271)ut this did(cid:374)"t really happe(cid:374). Consulship and gods: this is a way to use religious beliefs to have an advantage in political matters. Livy, 23. 31. 12-14: with great unanimity marcellus was elected, to assume office at once. Just as he was entering upon his consulship it thundered, and thereupon the augurs, being summoned, declared that there seemed to be a defeat in his election.