thumbnail

Cursus Honorum of the Roman Republic

Can you guess the offices that an ambitious young man would hold to climb the "cursus honorum" of the Roman Republic?
Unofficial positions are filled in
Quiz by HistoryPunk
Rate:
Last updated: November 22, 2018
You have not attempted this quiz yet.
First submittedFebruary 13, 2017
Times taken150
Average score80.0%
Report this quizReport
2:00
Enter answer here
0
 / 5 guessed
The quiz is paused. You have remaining.
Scoring
You scored / = %
This beats or equals % of test takers also scored 100%
The average score is
Your high score is
Your fastest time is
Keep scrolling down for answers and more stats ...
Minimum Age
Answer
-
Military Tribune
30
Quaestor
36
Aedile
39
Praetor
42
Consul
-
Governor
44
Censor
+3
Level ∞
Feb 13, 2017
The age requirements were two years lower for patricians. Also, technically there was no age requirement for the office of censor, but one need to be consul first, and then serve a year in provinces after a term as consul. In practice, this meant the required age was 44.

Of course, all these rules had exceptions