Look up: Quaestor

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   Quaestor
   (Latin) the lowest level Roman magistrate, responsible for the treasury and public prosecution of criminal offenses; in 509 BCE, with a minimum age of 28, two quaestors were appointed by the Roman consuls, but in 448 BCE the two quaestors were elected by the tribal assembly; late in the second century BCE, four quaestors were elected, two in Rome overseeing the treasury and two in the field with the consuls as quartermasters; added to their fiduciary responsibilities were tax collecting and recruiting in the Roman provinces; in 82 BCE, following the dictatorship of Sulla, the minimum age was raised to 30, a quaestor automatically became a member of the senate, and the number of quaestors was increased to 20; the number of quaestors would top out at 40 under Julius Caesar in 45 BCE, with the emperor Augustus returning the number to 20; under the Roman empire, the quaestor's financial duties were assumed by imperial magistrates; the quaestorship would eventually become an honorary position.
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   Quaestor
   A Quaestor was ancient Roman magistrate who was concerned with receiving taxes and tribunes, paying the troops and generally looking-after the money.
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   Quaestor
   In ancient Rome, the quaestors were magistrates responsible for the management of public treasure. They received taxes and tribunes, paid the troops. At the time of Julius Caesar there were 40 quaestors.
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   quaestor
   [n] - any of several public officials of ancient Rome (usually in charge of finance and administration)
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   quaestor
   Junior Roman magistrate whose primary role was to oversee the finances of individual provinces under the Republic. Quaestors originated as assistants to...
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   quaestor
   A Roman magistrate, comparable to an accountant, who were primarily government officials in charge of financial administration. The word quaestor means the man who asks questions. This magistrate was first mentioned in the Laws of the Twelve Tables, although there were reports about quaestores who served under the Roman kings, when their task was t...
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   Quaestor
   A - state official with financial responsibilities. B - soldier of financial administrative department.
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   quaestor
   noun any of several public officials of ancient Rome (usually in charge of finance and administration)
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   Quaestor
   `Quaestores` were elected officials of the Roman Republic who supervised the treasury and financial affairs of the state, its armies and its officers. The office may date back to the time of the Kingdom of Rome. By about 420 BC there were four quaestores, elected each year by the `Comitia Tributa`, and after 267 BC there were ten. Some quaestors were assigned to work in the City, while others were assigned to the staffs of generals or served the ...
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    Quaestor
    • (n.) Same as Questor.
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    quaestor
    the lowest ranking regular magistrate in ancient Rome, whose traditional responsibility was the treasury. During the royal period, the kings ... [2 related articles]
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    quaestor
    quaestor (kwes'tôr) , Roman magistrate, with responsibility for the treasury; in early times a quaestor also had judicial powers. At first there were two quaestors. Sulla named 20, and Caesar set 40 as the number (45 B.C.), but Augustus reduced them to 20. Quaestors were in theory deputies...
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