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quaestor::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Type of | functionary, official |
Examples of quaestor
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When the quaestor absorbed the latter office, the skribas came under his control.
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Each of Caesar's five legates and his quaestor were given command of a legion.
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On his return to Rome in 65 BC, Cato was elected to the position of quaestor.
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He became quaestor the following year, fighting against Raetian bandits in the Alps.
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The following year he was elected quaestor and served in Crete and Cyrene.
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Thus, Septimius Severus spent the remainder of his second term as quaestor on the island.
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In the year 12 he was appointed consul after five mandates as quaestor.
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He was a quaestor in 58, but he was never seen in politics after that.
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As quaestor, Marcus would have had little real administrative work to do.
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- Any of several public officials of ancient Rome (usually in charge of finance and administration)
- A Quaestor (or) was a type of public official in the "Cursus honorum" system who supervised financial affairs. In the Roman Republic a quaestor was an elected official whereas, with the autocratic government of the Roman Empire, quaestors were simply appointed.
- Five Quaestors in the European Parliament look after the financial and administrative interests of Members of the European Parliament.
- The Quaestor at the University of St Andrews is a senior executive, member of the University Court and is responsible for the finances of the University; the equivalent of treasurer or Finance Director in other institutions.
- An ancient Roman official responsible for public revenue and other financial affairs
- Second in command, acts in various capacities, such as chief-of-staff or quartermaster general. Marcus Crassus is an excellent example.
- Keepers of state funds; paymasters. 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 comitia tributa. ...
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