HIST 2100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Centuriate Assembly, Plebeian Council, Aedile
27 Nov 2017
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Aristocratic: the political structure however, was divided into the senate, citizen assemblies and. Magistrates: all of these were found in the roman forum or curia, comitium and rostra, senate: also known as the consilium publicum were there to advise the magistrates. It was divided into three (comitia centuriata, comitia tribute, comitia curiata + Concilium plebis: comitia centuriata: people divided into 193 centuries . This is the military organization of the roman state. They would create declarations of war and confirm peace treaties. Judicially, lawsuits on capital charges was also determined by this group until 133 bc: comitia tributa: divided into 35 tribes (4 urban and 31 rural). The elect the curule aediles, quaestors and other lower offices. They had power on legislation and judicial powers when it came to crimes punishable by fines: comitia curiata: 30 curiae = wards; 10 from each of the 3 old kinship tribes. They confirm adoptions and wills: concilium plebis: 35 tribes, but plebeians only.
