Roman_Senate,_Consuls,_And_Dictators

Roman Senate, Consuls, And Dictators Upon hearing the phrase “Roman Republic”, most people think of a rich, powerful, vast nation with a dictator as the only form of government. Most people are wrong. The government of Rome had three well-known parts. Those parts were the senate, the consuls, and, in certain times, the dictators. In Rome, the rich patricians filled these occupations, until later when the Plebs were allowed to join. Because of the huge state of the Rome’s empire, the three main government jobs, the senate, consuls, and dictator, were extremely large and important. The senate was the largest part of the Roman government. It was made up of 300 magistrates. An important job of the senate was watching finances. The senate would congregate in a building called the Curia, in the Roman forum. At first birth was what determined who was a senator. “…a cross between the British and Canadian senates in that individual members could (eventually) be appointed” (Saywell and Ricker 1) After the fourth century B.C., plebeians, the lower class, were allowed in the senate. It was possible for a senator to be kicked out if he betrayed Rome. After the fall of the empire, the senate lasted, but not for long. consuls, senate, dictator, roman, empire, rome, people, job, after, jobs, government, because, well-known, two, republic, power, important, dictators, consul, bc, wanted, until, times, three, state, senator, rich, rarely, parts, part, one, office, members, magistrate, long