Senate (Nova Roma)
·The People's Assembly·
Comitia Curiata
Comitia Centuriata
Comitia Populi Tributa
Comitia Plebis Tributa
The Senate
Collegium Pontificum
Collegium Augurum
· Judiciary court · Administrative court · Constitutional court ·
The Senate of Nova Roma is a council where a select few citizens, mostly former or current magistrates, can discuss the state of the Republic and issue statements on what course of action they perceive most beneficial. These may be advisory or decisive in nature, the latter mostly in regards to appointments. It is said by Polybian theorists to represent the element of oligarchy in the Roman political equilibrium.
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Senators (album senatorium)
The senators and their status
Current consuls, praetors, censors and appointed senators are members of the Nova Roman Senate. Senators are appointed by the censors. The list of senators is regularly revised by the censors, but senators removed either by nota or under the terms of the lex Popillia senatoria are removed from the list until the nota is removed and they are returned to the Senate by the Censors as a senator or an ex-magistrate.
Present holders of higher magistracies are not necessarily senators but are entitled to attend and post during meetings of the Senate (the ius sententiae) by virtue of their office. Non-senator holders of such offices may not vote.
Tribunes of the plebs are entitled to attend the sessions of the Senate.
The decisions appointing new senators or removing existing senators
Such appointments or removals are made by both censors after confirmation by vote of the Senate on any of their proposed changes.
The current album senatorium
The current senators are in order of senatorial rank :
Senatores censorii: | ||
1. A. Tullia Scholastica, princeps senatus (recently deceased) | ||
2. Fl. Vedius Germanicus | ||
3. P. Annaeus Constantinus Placidus | ||
4. Sex. Lucilius Tutor | ||
5. Q. Arrius Nauta, decemvir stlitibus iudicandis | ||
Senatores consulares: | ||
6. M. Pompeius Caninus | ||
7. T. Domitius Draco | ||
8. C. Cornelius Barosus | ||
Senatores praetorii: | ||
9. C. Petronius Dexter | ||
10. M. Hortensia Maior Fabiana Faustina | ||
11. M. Aurelius Cotta Iovius, consul | ||
12. C. Artorius Praeconinus | ||
13. D. Aurelius Ingeniarius, decemvir stlitibus iudicandis | ||
14. C. Petronius Stephanus Turpilianus, consul | ||
Senatores aedilicii: | ||
15. A. Vitellius Celsus, tribunus militum comitiatus | ||
16. A. Iulius Paterculus , quattuorvir rerum curandarum | ||
17. M. Caecilius Metellus Tocaiensis, aedilis curulis | ||
18. Cn. Cornelius Lentulus, triumvir monetalis | ||
19. C. Flavius Constantinus Aeneas Stilicho, praetor | ||
Senatores tribunicii: | ||
Senatores quaestorii: | ||
20. Gallio Velius Marsallas (recently deceased) | ||
Magistratus et privati cum iure sententiae dicendae: | ||
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21. P. Aurelius Barbatus, praetor, vir tribunicius |
Organization of the senatorial work
The Senate takes its senatus consulta in plenary sessions. In order to prepare them, it may work in committees. They are ordinarily several sessions a year. Nevertheless, the sessions depend on their convocation by a presiding magistrate.
See the Senate rules
Senate plenary sessions
The Sessions of the Senate are reported here, with every senatus consulta discussed, passed or rejected.
Senate standing committees
Cn. Caesare C. Tullio cos. ‡ MMDCCLXV a.u.c., the Senate standing committees are as per section II of this Senatus consultum
- The Senate Civic Education Committee
- The Senate Communications Committee
- The Senate Finance Committee
- The Senate Policy Committee
- The Senate Public Enterprise Committee
Senate working committees
Roman senate: the Senate in antiquity.