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What is a Roman officer?
There were two types, civil and military. The civil officers were the elected officials who tended to various duties. The military officers dealt strictly with the military. They were the Centurions, who had many ranks or levels. There were the cavalry commanders, there were the tribunes and the legate. A Roman officer can be defined as any man who had authority.
How many years did roman elected officials served?
There were elected officials during the period of the Roman Republic. Their term of office was one year, except for the censors, whose term of office was 18 months.
What did the tribunes of the Roman Republic represent?
Tribunes had ability to Veto, or prohibit, and forbid in Latin, Roman language. It was their responsibilities to protect the plebeians, or common people, and it was their responsiblites to not make any silly rules. That's why the laws were written down on 12 bronze table because many office people made up the rules. They didn't wanted to punised with out knowing what they did wrong, so tribunes protected plebians.
What was seen as a direct descendant of the roman empire?
Its leaders saw themselves as roman emperors, and theirand their government was in many ways a direct continuation of the eastern portion of the late roman empire
What countries have legal systems based on Roman law?
Many European nations base their law on Roman systems. So do most Latin American countries, which were once European colonies. Roman law has also influenced the Unites States. Many principles of the Roman Republic, such as equal justice under the law, became part of the American system of government.
