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This is a list of consuls known to have held office, from the beginning of the Roman Republic to the latest use of the title in Imperial times, together with those magistrates of the Republic who were appointed in place of consuls, or who superseded consular authority for a limited period.
- P. Minucius Augurinus
Publius Minucius Augurinus (fl. c. 492 BC) was a Roman...
- Ap. Claudius Sabinus Inregillensis
Background and migration to Rome. Appius Claudius was a...
- List of Undated Roman Consuls
This is a list of Roman consuls, individuals who were either...
- List of Roman consuls designate
This is a list of Roman consuls designate, individuals who...
- P. Minucius Augurinus
A consul was the highest elected public official of the Roman Republic ( c.509 BC to 27 BC). Romans considered the consulship the second-highest level of the cursus honorum —an ascending sequence of public offices to which politicians aspired—after that of the censor, which was reserved for former consuls. [1]
List of Roman Consuls. The following list of Consuls, beginning with the foundation of the Republic in 509 BC, is taken largely from the list of Varro compiled in the 1st century BC. Prior to 300 BC, the list has some known inaccuracies regarding Varro's dating system, but still provides a quality background, highlighting the prominent ...
This is a list of Roman consuls, the highest elected political office of the Roman Republic and a high office of the Empire. If the emperor was consul, it was the highest office; if not, it was a high administrative office and remained the basis of marking time in the fasti.
Valens. In the Roman Empire, the consuls were merely a figurative representative of Rome’s republican heritage. The consulate then held much less power and authority, since the emperor was the supreme leader. However, consuls were often high-ranking and important in their own right. Some were designated successors of their emperor.
Jun 23, 2014 · If a consul died or resigned, the other consul would hold a special election and that individual would serve the remainder of the term. A list of consuls and an official chronicle of each term in office was also kept, called the fasti. Even the Roman calendar was dated by the name of the consul in power.
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