The limits were that the consul's term was only one year long, the same person could not be elected consul again for 10 years and one consul could always overrule, or veto the others decisions.
yes there were always two roman consuls. they were the most senior part and the most top of the roman government.
If you mean the Roman consuls, the political office, there were two consuls who served for one year.
I believe it is Julius Caesar
Consuls did not rule a territory. They ruled the empire. A consul was the highest elected official in the Roman republic and held office for one year. After his term as consul, he was often given a province to govern, again for a period of one year, although in many cases this was extended.
Cicero was exiled from Rome because he acted illegally in executing the Catalinean conspirators without a trial, which was the right of every Roman citizen. He was consul at the time of the conspiracy, and a consul could be prosecuted for misdeeds in office after he had left office.
power of veto
As First Consul, Napoleon Bonaparte was similar to a Roman Emperor. He could appoint officials, control the army, conduct foreign affairs and influence the legislature.
A consul was the highest elected office under the Roman Empire. They were the head of the government.
No, Cicero was one of Rome's greatest orators. He was basically a lawyer. He rose to the rank of counsul, and was a staunch supporter of the republic. He lived at the time of Julius Caesar, years before the idea of "emperor" was ever imagined.
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Rome ruled Pompeii. However, judging by the election posters that were uncovered in Pompeii, their local government ha an election system identical with the one in Rome. Their highest local officials were the "dumverii". Their authority was limited to the city and they did not have imperium.
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They would have consul it
The roman government body had to be in agreement before any law could be passed was the consul. A consul served in the highest elected political office of the Roman Republic, and the consulship was considered the highest level of the cursus honorum.