Thursday's Term to Learn - (The Roman) Consul

The word consul is used in English in connection with foreign dignitaries, but to the Romans, the consul was a replacement for the monarch during the period from the expulsion of the kings to the start of the emperors. Consuls continued during the Roman Empire, but the office held a pale shadow of its former power. Read more about Consuls.

• Period of Roman Kings
• The Period of the Roman Republic
• Roman Empire
• Cursus Honorum