Quaestor overview

Overview of "Quaestores"

Quaestores are lower magistrates with financial and other administrative tasks assigned to higher magistrates. Learn more...

Quaestores in Roma Antiqua

Quaestores were public officials in ancient Rome responsible for finance and administration in various areas of government and the military. Quaestura was first mentioned in the Laws of the Twelve Tables.

They were divided in two distinct classes of Roman officers. Acording to Varro "the one class therefore had to do with the collecting and keeping of the public revenues, and the others were a kind of public accusers. The former bore the name of quaestores classici, the latter of quaestores parricidii".

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Quaestores in Nova Roma

Quaestura is one of the lower magistracies of Nova Roma. Eight quaestores are elected annually by the comitia populi tributa to serve as aides and financial administrators to the consules, praetores, and aediles.

One quaestor shall be assigned to each of these magistrates by mutual agreement or, if such cannot be made, by decision of the newly-elected consuls. They shall have the power and obligation to administer those funds that shall be allocated to them by the Senate in its annual budget under the supervision of that magistrate to whom they are assigned. Those quaestors assigned directly to the consuls shall supervise the whole of the aerarium (treasury), but no funds may be spent without the prior approval of the Senate.

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Selected links (Roma Antiqua)

• Quaestor
• The Roman Quaestor

Did you know?

• The famous Marcus Tullius Cicero served at one time in the office of Quaestor?
• Gaius Gracchus started his political career in 126 BC as quaestor?

Selected links (Nova Roma)

• Cursus Honorum
• Aerarium Saturni
• Quaestor Handbook
• Tax rates
• Classification of magistracies

Past Quaestores in Nova Roma

• Quaestores

Quaestores projects

Wiki projects

To update the Aerarium Saturni