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.
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The Roman legionary served different lengths of time during different time periods. At the beginning of the city they only served for the single campaigning season or even a single battle and then went home. As the city-state expanded the soldiers served for a set number of years until the Marian reforms when they served for 18 years. Augustus raised the service time to 20 years with another 5 years of reserve duty.The Roman legionary served different lengths of time during different time periods. At the beginning of the city they only served for the single campaigning season or even a single battle and then went home. As the city-state expanded the soldiers served for a set number of years until the Marian reforms when they served for 18 years. Augustus raised the service time to 20 years with another 5 years of reserve duty.The Roman legionary served different lengths of time during different time periods. At the beginning of the city they only served for the single campaigning season or even a single battle and then went home. As the city-state expanded the soldiers served for a set number of years until the Marian reforms when they served for 18 years. Augustus raised the service time to 20 years with another 5 years of reserve duty.The Roman legionary served different lengths of time during different time periods. At the beginning of the city they only served for the single campaigning season or even a single battle and then went home. As the city-state expanded the soldiers served for a set number of years until the Marian reforms when they served for 18 years. Augustus raised the service time to 20 years with another 5 years of reserve duty.The Roman legionary served different lengths of time during different time periods. At the beginning of the city they only served for the single campaigning season or even a single battle and then went home. As the city-state expanded the soldiers served for a set number of years until the Marian reforms when they served for 18 years. Augustus raised the service time to 20 years with another 5 years of reserve duty.The Roman legionary served different lengths of time during different time periods. At the beginning of the city they only served for the single campaigning season or even a single battle and then went home. As the city-state expanded the soldiers served for a set number of years until the Marian reforms when they served for 18 years. Augustus raised the service time to 20 years with another 5 years of reserve duty.The Roman legionary served different lengths of time during different time periods. At the beginning of the city they only served for the single campaigning season or even a single battle and then went home. As the city-state expanded the soldiers served for a set number of years until the Marian reforms when they served for 18 years. Augustus raised the service time to 20 years with another 5 years of reserve duty.The Roman legionary served different lengths of time during different time periods. At the beginning of the city they only served for the single campaigning season or even a single battle and then went home. As the city-state expanded the soldiers served for a set number of years until the Marian reforms when they served for 18 years. Augustus raised the service time to 20 years with another 5 years of reserve duty.The Roman legionary served different lengths of time during different time periods. At the beginning of the city they only served for the single campaigning season or even a single battle and then went home. As the city-state expanded the soldiers served for a set number of years until the Marian reforms when they served for 18 years. Augustus raised the service time to 20 years with another 5 years of reserve duty.
A senator could serve as long as he wanted in ancient Rome. They were not elected officials as today's senators; they were appointed officials and as long as they met the financial requirement and were of decent moral character, they could remain senators.A senator could serve as long as he wanted in ancient Rome. They were not elected officials as today's senators; they were appointed officials and as long as they met the financial requirement and were of decent moral character, they could remain senators.A senator could serve as long as he wanted in ancient Rome. They were not elected officials as today's senators; they were appointed officials and as long as they met the financial requirement and were of decent moral character, they could remain senators.A senator could serve as long as he wanted in ancient Rome. They were not elected officials as today's senators; they were appointed officials and as long as they met the financial requirement and were of decent moral character, they could remain senators.A senator could serve as long as he wanted in ancient Rome. They were not elected officials as today's senators; they were appointed officials and as long as they met the financial requirement and were of decent moral character, they could remain senators.A senator could serve as long as he wanted in ancient Rome. They were not elected officials as today's senators; they were appointed officials and as long as they met the financial requirement and were of decent moral character, they could remain senators.A senator could serve as long as he wanted in ancient Rome. They were not elected officials as today's senators; they were appointed officials and as long as they met the financial requirement and were of decent moral character, they could remain senators.A senator could serve as long as he wanted in ancient Rome. They were not elected officials as today's senators; they were appointed officials and as long as they met the financial requirement and were of decent moral character, they could remain senators.A senator could serve as long as he wanted in ancient Rome. They were not elected officials as today's senators; they were appointed officials and as long as they met the financial requirement and were of decent moral character, they could remain senators.
Our president serves a term of 4 years and can be reelected. The Roman Republic had 2 Consuls that served a term of 1 year, but couldn't be reelected. The Roman Republic consisted of 600 free-born men (31+) that served for their lifetime. Our senate consists of 100 men and women ages 30+. Only free-born male citizens could vote in the Republic, but in America, any 18+ citizen can vote.
The two are totally different and are not comparable. Roman civilisation ended some 1,300 years before the creation of the US. We are talking about totally different times, society and politics. Moreover, the Romans had three different forms of government over the 1,200 years of their history: a monarchy for 244 years (753 B.C.-509 B.C.), a republic for 482 years (509 B.C.-27 B.C.) and rule by emperors for 503 years (27 B.C.-476 A.D.)
The Roman Republic lasted 482 years.