CLST 101 Lecture Notes - Senatus Consultum, Paymaster, Capitoline Hill
22 Jun 2013
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According to the tradition this body was established by romulus. Very important during the republic period, but during the empire period had lower importance. Originally they were appointed by the king. Senators were often called patres fathers: fathers of the city, but perhaps because they were also patricians, but it is unlikely they were just patricians. Originally they were elected every year at the start of the republican period by a magistracy (generally a consul) The number of senators increased during the republican period, and there were approximately 900 during the time caesar was in rome, starting from. From the end of the 4th century bce (lex ovinia) membership was given by the censors: it was a lifelong membership. This caused it to be shameful to not be a part of the senate: everyone in the senate once held a curule magistracy.
