 Consul - French consuls: Encyclopedia - ConsulConsul (abbrev. cos.) was the highest elected office of the Roman Republic and an appointive office under the Empire.
After the expulsion of Tarquinius Superbus and the ending of the Roman Kingdom, all the powers and authority of the King were given to the newly instituted Consuls. The office of Consul was believed to date back to the traditional establishment of the Republic in 509 BC, although the early history is partly legendary, and the succession of Consuls is not continuous in the 5th century. Consuls executed bot ...
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