During the time of ancient Rome as a Republic, the consuls were the highest civil and military magistrates, serving as the heads of government for the Republic.

Other uses in antiquity

Other city's States

While in many cities (as in Gaul) there was a double-headed chief magistracy, often another title was used, such as Duumvir or native styles such as Meddix, but Consul was used in some.

Private sphere

It was not uncommon for various organisations under Roman private law to copy the terminology of state and city institutions for its own statutory agents (the very founding statute or contract was also called lex, 'law')

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Mon Jul 6 17:50:06 2009

How many years did Julius Caesar serve the consul?
Q. I am having a little trouble of this question. Many of the websites that I have visited were very vague about how many years Caesar served in the consul. Would you please help?
Asked by eclipseiscool - Tue Feb 3 12:03:35 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I typed in "Length of Julius Caesar's position on the consul" and the first web site that came up looked really good. You will have to do a little reading, but they have the material laid out in a pretty easy format. You can do it!
Answered by Marilyn M - Tue Feb 3 12:14:38 2009

What was the role of a consul and senators?
Q. I'm studying latin and these roles are always in the text, what did they actually do? Also, did a dictator rule the country? And why did they rule for a short peroid of time only?
Asked by ... You and whose army? - Wed Apr 22 13:08:24 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. The consul was elected annually in popular assemblies called "comitia". The consul was the supreme magistrate, and had military and administrative powers. The "senatus" was an assembly composed of the oldest men from the aristocracy. The senators voted for (or against) the ratification of the laws approved in the "comitia." They also answered questions proposed by the magistrates. These answers were called "senatus-consultos" and had the same power as laws. The kind of power exercised by the consul was called "imperium", while the one exercised by the senate was the "auctoritas." The people exercised the "maiestas." The dictatorship in Rome was quite different from what people call dictatorship today. When there was a (economic,… [cont.]
Answered by Joao da Silva - Wed Apr 22 19:39:04 2009

Does the WiiFit come with the Wii Game Consul?
Q. Do I need the game consul for the Wii Fit to work? Do I need to by each separately? How much to each cost?
Asked by missbernice123 - Sat Jul 19 05:42:59 2008 - - 11 Answers - 0 Comments

A. No it doesn't Yes. Isn't it obvious? Yes Wii fit = $100 Wii = $250
Answered by Darkrai - Sat Jul 19 08:17:49 2008

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By Liz Mineo/Daily News staff Without fanfare, the consul of Guatemala in New England visited Framingham last week looking for relatives of the Guatemalan man who police say was killed an dismembered at a Walpole concrete business. ...
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In similar conversations in my house the other day I pointed out to my husband that a local organization such as BARP appears to be more organized than any single Caribbean country and CARIOM for that matter.

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