Stage 37 - Culture Questions
Read pages 53 - 56 in Unit IV and answer the following questions.
1.
Who were the members of the emperor’s consilium?
2.
How did they assist the emperor?
3.
What was the cursus honorum? Are
there similar institutions in our society?
4.
What does the term ‘suo anno’ mean?
5.
Describe each of these 7 steps along the cursus honorum:
tribunus militum
quaestor
tribunus plebs
aedilis
praetor
consul
6.
This political system seems very structured and rigid.
Was this true, in your estimation? Why or why not?
Give evidence for your answer from the culture.