The Roman assemblies and magistrates were totally different. The popular assemblies gathered to vote on laws, which was done directly by the people. The magistrates were the officers of state, or executive officers. There were five types of such offices and each acted independently within the remit of their office. There was not a centralised executive.

The emperor was hereditary; the magistrates were competitive amongst the senators.

the separation of powers.

Roman Magistrates did various jobs including collecting taxes, secretarial work and judging law cases.

• First there are The Magistrates: They represented the tradition of monarchy.
• Secondly, There are the Senate: It represented the tradition of oligarchy.
• Lastly, the Assemblies represented the democratic element of the Roman Republic.