This office lent its name to an edict which one of its holders would make each year outlining the procedures he would use to apply the city's law.
This office lent its name to an edict which one of its holders would make each year outlining the procedures he would use to apply the city's law. The most important ones were the peregrinus, who had jurisdiction over all cases involving foreigners, and the urbanus, who handled internal jurisprudence. The number grew from one to two and then to [*] four, six and eight in order to provide governors for newly conquered Roman provinces. This increased competition in the Roman political system by repeatedly doubling the number of candidates for the highest magistracy. FTP, name this judicial office of the Roman Republic ranking immediately under and serving as a prerequisite for that of consul.
This office lent its name to an edict which one of its holders would make each year outlining the procedures he would use to apply the city's law.
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