the Senate consisted of 600 men. Most were either sons of senators, or were elected quaestors (junior magistrates). Climbing the ladder Only Roman citizens aged 25 or over, with both military and ...

The only clear alternative was military dictatorship ... At home, he reformed the Roman calendar, tackled local government, resettled veterans into new cities, made the Senate more representative ...

ISBN:1032262516 The Roman Senate in the Fourth-Century Empire ... Rather than disappearing during the third century and being replaced by equestrians, especially in the military, many prominent ...