CLST 232 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Aedile, Imperium, Pomerium
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Consuls: 2 consuls, armies under each command, they spent most time in office outside campaign, elected every year by assembly of citizens. Took office in january: cannot hold office repeatedly due to customs, except after a big gap, once you"re in office, you are protected from prosecution. Right of intercessio. : consuls get advice from the senate. Interrex: a person in between the king, only put in office to help the election. Intercessio: right of veto of one consul over another. Imperium: imperium means command, supreme power of the consul that enables them to command troops, power to create and execute law, some magistrates have imperium such as: Stand for 6 months: represents authority of the community and citizen, symbolizes as fasces. Carried by the lictors: consists of: General power of enforcing power to command and people to obey: to the point of execution. Took two forms based on geography and purpose: pomerium. Divider that identifies the nature of consuls.
