The men who were in the senate and who's duty was to protect the interests of the plebeians were the tribunes. However they were not appointed to the senate, they were elected.
The Roman senate was composed of roughly 600 men. At the start of the republic they were all patricians, but after the plebeians gained rights, they too could become senators. If a person were elected to the office of quaestor, he was automatically a member of the senate. A tribune of the plebs also had a seat in the senate. Dictators and emperors could appoint men to the senate.
At the beginning of the Republic the consulship (and therefore the dictatorship as well) was open to the plebeians. About 30% of consuls from 509 BC to 486 BC were plebeians. No plebeians were appointed as dictators in that period. After this, there was what has been called the "closing of the patriciate." Other elite men were excluded from the offices of state and consuls were exclusively patricians.The Lex Licinia Sextia which was passed in 376 BC and enacted in 367 BC opened up the consulship to plebeians and reserved one of the two positions for the consuls for the year to plebeians. Lucius Sextius Lateranus, one of the two plebeian tribunes who tabled the bill for this law, became the first plebeian consul in 366 BC. After this, the dictatorship became accessible to former consuls who were plebeians. The first plebeian dictator was Quintus Publilius Philo who was appointed in 339 BC.
The plebeian tribunes were the representatives of the plebeians (the commoners). The kept a check on the senate and public officials. They had the power to intervene on behalf of the plebeians to stop actions by officials which they deemed as harmful to them and to veto unfavourable legislation. The military tribunes were young men who aspired to a career in public office and whose first step was to serve as administrative officers of the military commanders.
Former Arizona Governor Jack Richard Williams appointed Sandra Day O'Connor to a seat on the Arizona State Senate in 1969. She was subsequently reelected, and served on the Senate until 1975, the last two years as Senate Majority Leader and Senate Republican Leader. Former Arizona Governor Bruce Babbit appointed O'Connor to the Arizona Court of Appeals in 1979, where she served until President Reagan appointed her to the US Supreme Court in 1981.
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The Roman senate was composed of roughly 600 men. At the start of the republic they were all patricians, but after the plebeians gained rights, they too could become senators. If a person were elected to the office of quaestor, he was automatically a member of the senate. A tribune of the plebs also had a seat in the senate. Dictators and emperors could appoint men to the senate.
In the Roman Government the Senate was made up of 'Patricians' who are men from wealthy families. The 'Plebeians' were the poor people and they had no say in how their country was run. In the Roman Government the Senate was made up of 'Patricians' who are men from wealthy families. The 'Plebeians' were the poor people and they had no say in how their country was run. In the Roman Government the Senate was made up of 'Patricians' who are men from wealthy families. The 'Plebeians' were the poor people and they had no say in how their country was run.
They were the oligarchs who attempted to dominate Rome, but were progressively outnumbered in the senate by the plebeians who provided one of the two consuls each year and the tribunes of the plebs who also gained senatorial status.
At the beginning of the Republic the consulship (and therefore the dictatorship as well) was open to the plebeians. About 30% of consuls from 509 BC to 486 BC were plebeians. No plebeians were appointed as dictators in that period. After this, there was what has been called the "closing of the patriciate." Other elite men were excluded from the offices of state and consuls were exclusively patricians.The Lex Licinia Sextia which was passed in 376 BC and enacted in 367 BC opened up the consulship to plebeians and reserved one of the two positions for the consuls for the year to plebeians. Lucius Sextius Lateranus, one of the two plebeian tribunes who tabled the bill for this law, became the first plebeian consul in 366 BC. After this, the dictatorship became accessible to former consuls who were plebeians. The first plebeian dictator was Quintus Publilius Philo who was appointed in 339 BC.
The patricians were the Roman aristocracy. They were the richest men, owners of large landed estates and they controlled the (unelected) senate. Originally the plebeians were the commoners, both rich and poor. Later the rich plebeians were given the status of equestrians (cavalrymen), which was like a lower aristocratic order. The word plebeian came to indicate the poor.
The plebeian tribunes were the representatives of the plebeians (the commoners). The kept a check on the senate and public officials. They had the power to intervene on behalf of the plebeians to stop actions by officials which they deemed as harmful to them and to veto unfavourable legislation. The military tribunes were young men who aspired to a career in public office and whose first step was to serve as administrative officers of the military commanders.
Former Arizona Governor Jack Richard Williams appointed Sandra Day O'Connor to a seat on the Arizona State Senate in 1969. She was subsequently reelected, and served on the Senate until 1975, the last two years as Senate Majority Leader and Senate Republican Leader. Former Arizona Governor Bruce Babbit appointed O'Connor to the Arizona Court of Appeals in 1979, where she served until President Reagan appointed her to the US Supreme Court in 1981.
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The dictator was a political office in Roman times. He was a man, not elected, but appointed by the senate in times of crises. His term usually lasted for six months but could be renewed. He had supreme power while in office.The dictator was a political office in Roman times. He was a man, not elected, but appointed by the senate in times of crises. His term usually lasted for six months but could be renewed. He had supreme power while in office.The dictator was a political office in Roman times. He was a man, not elected, but appointed by the senate in times of crises. His term usually lasted for six months but could be renewed. He had supreme power while in office.The dictator was a political office in Roman times. He was a man, not elected, but appointed by the senate in times of crises. His term usually lasted for six months but could be renewed. He had supreme power while in office.The dictator was a political office in Roman times. He was a man, not elected, but appointed by the senate in times of crises. His term usually lasted for six months but could be renewed. He had supreme power while in office.The dictator was a political office in Roman times. He was a man, not elected, but appointed by the senate in times of crises. His term usually lasted for six months but could be renewed. He had supreme power while in office.The dictator was a political office in Roman times. He was a man, not elected, but appointed by the senate in times of crises. His term usually lasted for six months but could be renewed. He had supreme power while in office.The dictator was a political office in Roman times. He was a man, not elected, but appointed by the senate in times of crises. His term usually lasted for six months but could be renewed. He had supreme power while in office.The dictator was a political office in Roman times. He was a man, not elected, but appointed by the senate in times of crises. His term usually lasted for six months but could be renewed. He had supreme power while in office.
The Romans did not have a written constitution. Their political institutions evolved over time. The Republic replaced the king with two annually elected consuls as heads of the republic and the army. Having two men in charge meant that they could counterbalance each other. The short term of office meant that no one could concentrate power in their hands. Apart from this, the Republic retained the institutions of the monarchy. The unelected senate remained an advisory body, but for the consuls instead of the king. The Assembly of the Soldiers and the Assembly of the Tribes were retained as the voting bodies. The Conflict of the Orders between patricians (the aristocracy) and plebeians (the commoners, both rich and poor) had two strands. It started with a rebellion of the poor plebeians whose grievances were economic, primarily indebtedness, the interest rates of loans and insufficient land for the peasants. The rich plebeians became the leaders of the movement and also had another agenda: power-sharing with the patricians. The patricians monopolised the seats of the senate and the consulship. Over time the rich plebeians obtained access to the consulship and other offices of state which had been created in the meantime. Through this they also gained access to the senate as former senior officers of state automatically gained a seat in the senate. They also gained access to some of the priesthoods. Thus the rich plebeians were co-opted into a patrician-plebeians oligarchy. They also were given equite (cavalryman) status. The equites were the second highest layer of society. At this point the rich plebeians turned their back on the poor, whose problems were never addressed properly.
The Roman senate was not chosen by direct election as today's senators are chosen. If a man was "elected " to the senate, it was because he had been elected to another office, which automatically made him a senator. The way many men entered the senate was by the sponsorship of (usually) a relative. He also had to meet the financial criteria of at least a million sesterces and be of good moral character. However a man could also be appointed to the senate by either the consuls or by a dictator.
No, a dictator could not just take power. He had to be appointed by the senate before he could assume power. The position of dictator was a legitimate office under the Roman republic and was only granted by the senate.