Episode CLXXXVIII - How to Win a Consular Election
Emperors of Rome
The Consulship
Consulship is the top magistracy that you can aspire to rome. It's a limited term, much more limited than any terms we have in modern democracies. There are limits on this, not just the one year term, but also the fact that there are two consuls and they can veto one another. This leads to some curtailment of power - ideally duing the republic with checks and balances.
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