Roman Senate
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The Roman Senate was a political institution in Ancient Rome. It was one of the most enduring institutions in Roman history, being founded before the first king of Rome ascended the throne (traditionally dated to 753 BC). It survived the fall of the Roman Kingdom in 510 BC, the fall of the Roman Republic in 27 BC, and the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 AD. During the days of the kingdom, it was little more than an advisory council to the king. The last king of Rome, the tyrant Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, was overthrown following a coup d'état led by Lucius Junius Brutus that had been orchestrated in the senate.
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See also
- Acta Senatus
- Aedile
- Byzantine Senate
- Centuria
- Curia
- comitia curiata
- Gerousia
- SPQR
- Cursus honorum
- Interrex
- Master of the Horse
- Pontifex Maximus
- Princeps senatus
- Promagistrate
- Roman consul
- Roman Dictator
- Roman Empire
- Roman Kingdom
- Roman Law
- Roman Republic
- Roman censor
- Plebeian Council
- Praetor
- Quaestor
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