Roman consul
political office in ancient Rome
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Summary
Roman consul is an elective office[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of elective office entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,910 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Ancient Rome[3], Byzantine Empire[4]
- Instance of: position[5]
- Subclass of: Roman magistrate[6]
- Part of: cursus honorum[7]
- Commons category: Roman consuls[8]
- Has part(s): consul of the Roman Republic[9], consul of the Roman Empire[10]
- Inception: 509 BC[11]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 541[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Roman consuls[13]
- Applies to jurisdiction: Ancient Rome[14], Byzantine Empire[15]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[16], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[18], Sytin Military Encyclopedia[19], Pauly–Wissowa[20], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[21], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[22], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[23], New International Encyclopedia[24]
- Has characteristic: imperium[25], collegiality[26]
- Native label: consul[27]
- Different from: consul[28], consul general[29]
- Time period: classical antiquity[30], late antiquity[31]
- Has list: list of Roman consuls[32]
- Organization directed by the office or position: Consulado (Antigua Roma)[33]
- Female form of label: réimesch Konsulin[34]
- Has part(s) of the class: Roman governor[35]
- Male form of label: réimesche Konsul[36]
- Prerequisite: praetor[37]
Why It Matters
Roman consul has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]