HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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commanding the army
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commanding the Senate
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ruling the plebeians
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serving as judges
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Detailed explanation-1: -Consuls, however, were in a very real sense the heads of state. They commanded the army, convened and presided over the Senate and the popular assemblies and executed their decrees, and represented the state in foreign affairs.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Century Assembly of soldiers elected the consuls to power for one year each. The consuls had many duties, including overseeing the government’s acts of government and proposing acts to the assemblies. Outside Rome, the consuls were the head of the military and conducted the war.
Detailed explanation-3: -The highest positions in the government were held by two consuls, or leaders, who ruled the Roman Republic. A senate composed of patricians elected these consuls.