WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The praetor urbanus presided in civil cases between citizens. The Senate required that some senior officer remain in Rome at all times. This duty now fell to the praetor urbanus.

Detailed explanation-2: -While abroad, the consul had absolute power over his soldiers, and over any Roman province. The praetors administered civil law and commanded provincial armies, and, eventually, began to act as chief judges over the courts.

Detailed explanation-3: -Emperor Justinian and theCorpus Juris Civilis One of the ways that Justinian sought this unity was through law. Roman citizenship had been extended to the empire outside of Italy in the third century CE, making inhabitants “citizens of Rome” and subject to its civil law.

Detailed explanation-4: -Magistrates were the elected officials of the Roman republic. Each magistrate was vested with a degree of power, and the dictator, when there was one, had the highest level of power. Below the dictator was the censor (when they existed), and the consuls, the highest ranking ordinary magistrates.

Detailed explanation-5: -Rome also had major government officials called praetors who interpreted the law, served as judges in court, and could lead armies.