HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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Law official
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Banker
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Soldier
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The magistrates (magistratus) were elected by the People of Rome, which consisted of plebeians (commoners) and patricians (aristocrats). Each magistrate was vested with a degree of power, called “major powers” or maior potestas.
Detailed explanation-2: -A praetor was an elected magistrate who held legal power in ancient Rome, serving under the authority of consuls.
Detailed explanation-3: -The mos maiorum (custom of the ancestors) of ancient Rome was a concept invoked by members of the ruling classes to establish and maintain the continuation of certain social practices by connecting them to ancestral practices and authority.
Detailed explanation-4: -The two most powerful magistrates in Rome were called consuls (KAHN-suhlz). The consuls were elected each year to run the city and lead the army. There were two consuls so that no one per-son would be too powerful.
Detailed explanation-5: -Consul. The office of consul was the most prestigious of all of the offices on the cursus honorum, and represented the summit of a successful career. The minimum age was 42.