HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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Built temples, oversaw the Forum, held open debates
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Elected consuls and praetors and passed laws
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Oversaw the ary, the Forum, and collected taxes
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Oversaw slaves, the army, and collected taxes
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Detailed explanation-1: -Comitia Centuriata, Ancient Roman military assembly, instituted c. 450 bc. It decided on war and peace, passed laws, elected consuls, praetors, and censors, and considered appeals of capital convictions.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Comitia Centuriata, instituted in about 450 bc as a military assembly, decided issues of war and peace, enacted legislation, elected consuls, praetors, and censors, and considered the appeals of Roman citizens convicted of capital crimes.
Detailed explanation-3: -Each consul served as president of the Senate for a month. They could also summon any of the three Roman assemblies (Curiate, Centuriate, and Tribal) and presided over them. Thus, the consuls conducted the elections and put legislative measures to the vote.
Detailed explanation-4: -The most significant magistrates were the two consuls, who presided over the Senate, led armies, and could veto proposals. Other magistrate positions included the praetors, aediles, and quaestors, with the censors being a special role for ex-consuls.
Detailed explanation-5: -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.