300 men. These people had to be males and be wealthy and powerful men called patricians. Yet in the rule of Augustus Caesar, He made a change to that, he picked people for talent, not wealth. This gave the common people, or plebians, a right to be in the Senate...Hope this helps ;D
the slaves
The U.S. senate has 50 members. The ancient Roman senate had at least 600 members. But remember the senate of ancient Rome was not a legislative body as the U.S. senate. The Roman senate was basically a consulting body.
The ancient Roman republic had two branches-- the Senate and the Roman people. The magistrates and officials (consuls, praetors, tribune, etc.) were incorporated into the senate, while the votes of the people elected them to their various offices. The ancient Roman republic was not the same as our present day republics even through they are named the same.
Senate Consuls Assembly
The two groups that ruled in Rome in place of a king were the Senate and the Roman People. (SPQR). The senate was the debating and consulting body, the 'Roman people" were the voting assemblies.
Roman society was divided into the patricians (the aristocracy), the equites (equestrians) who were bankers, money lenders, merchants and investors in shipping and mining, and the plebeians (the commoners). there were also slaves and freedmen
the slaves
The U.S. senate has 50 members. The ancient Roman senate had at least 600 members. But remember the senate of ancient Rome was not a legislative body as the U.S. senate. The Roman senate was basically a consulting body.
The Roman senate was originally composed of ex-magistrates, which tended to be people from the prominent families most engaged in in the Roman political system.
Mostly Patricians made up the Ancient Roman Senate, although there were ten tribunes to speak out for the Plebeians.
The Roman people did not elect Caesar dictator. A dictator was an appointed position. Caesar was appointed dictator by the senate. The people had nothing to do with his office.The Roman people did not elect Caesar dictator. A dictator was an appointed position. Caesar was appointed dictator by the senate. The people had nothing to do with his office.The Roman people did not elect Caesar dictator. A dictator was an appointed position. Caesar was appointed dictator by the senate. The people had nothing to do with his office.The Roman people did not elect Caesar dictator. A dictator was an appointed position. Caesar was appointed dictator by the senate. The people had nothing to do with his office.The Roman people did not elect Caesar dictator. A dictator was an appointed position. Caesar was appointed dictator by the senate. The people had nothing to do with his office.The Roman people did not elect Caesar dictator. A dictator was an appointed position. Caesar was appointed dictator by the senate. The people had nothing to do with his office.The Roman people did not elect Caesar dictator. A dictator was an appointed position. Caesar was appointed dictator by the senate. The people had nothing to do with his office.The Roman people did not elect Caesar dictator. A dictator was an appointed position. Caesar was appointed dictator by the senate. The people had nothing to do with his office.The Roman people did not elect Caesar dictator. A dictator was an appointed position. Caesar was appointed dictator by the senate. The people had nothing to do with his office.
In English, SPQR is usually translated to mean "The Senate and the Roman people" However, literally it would be "the senate and the citizen people of Rome". But there is controversy over that letter Q. The letter Q could stand for quirites which means Roman Citizen, or it could stand for que which is a suffix meaning and. So until some old Roman is resurrected and tells us exactly what SPQR means, "The Senate and the Roman People" will have to do.
The ancient Roman republic had two branches-- the Senate and the Roman people. The magistrates and officials (consuls, praetors, tribune, etc.) were incorporated into the senate, while the votes of the people elected them to their various offices. The ancient Roman republic was not the same as our present day republics even through they are named the same.
Yes, Roman government did in fact have a senate.
The Roman republic consisted of the senate and the Roman people. SPQR.
The Senate was one of the governing bodies of the Roman Republic and of the Roman Empire.
Senate Consuls Assembly