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Look up: Quaestor

  1. 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 centu...
    Found on http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/glossary/glo

  2. quaestor
    [n] - any of several public officials of ancient Rome (usually in charge of finance and administration)
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. quaestor
    Junior Roman magistrate whose primary role was to oversee the finances of individual provinces under the Republic. Quaestors originated as assistants to...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688

  4. 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…
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  5. Quaestor
    A - state official with financial responsibilities. B - soldier of financial administrative department.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20764

  6. quaestor
    noun any of several public officials of ancient Rome (usually in charge of finance and administration)
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  7. Quaestor
    • (n.) Same as Questor.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  8. quaestor
    the lowest ranking regular magistrate in ancient Rome, whose traditional responsibility was the treasury. During the royal period, the kings ... [2 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/q/3

  9. 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...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0

  10. Quaestor
    A Quaestor was an ancient Roman magistrate. The earliest quaestors had judicial powers, but as the finances of Rome increased in complexity, two quaestors were appointed by the consuls to control the public treasury. After 447 BC the quaestors were elected annually by the legislative body known as t...
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  11. 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.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  12. quaestor
    Junior Roman magistrate whose primary role was to oversee the finances of individual provinces under the Republic. Quaestors originated as assistants to the consuls. They often commanded units in the army when the governor of the province fought a campaign
    Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency

  13. Quaestor
    (European Parliament) Five `Quaestors` in the European Parliament look after the financial and administrative interests of publisher=European Parliament |accessdate=15 July 2009-->--> ! scope="col" | Name ! scope="col" | Country ! scope="col" | Party ! scope=&quo...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quaestor



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