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The Roman senate was a body of ex-magistrates that could be called into session by a magistrate with imperium and was representative of the collective opinion of the office-holding class. The senate had powers of deliberation and advisement and lots of influence, but the leaders did not have to do what they said.
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What groups made up the general Roman society?
Roman society was divided into the patricians (the aristocracy), the equites (equestrians) who were bankers, money lenders, merchants and investors in shipping and mining, and the plebeians (the commoners). there were also slaves and freedmen
Actions by which body resulted in the fall of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire?
The Senate!
What were the parts of the Roman Republic?
The Roman republic consisted of the senate and the Roman people. SPQR.
Who is the Roman Emperor who was assassinated for corruption and making his horse a member in the roman senate?
Caligula (or little boots).
What provided a structure for governing in the early Roman Republic?
the Assemblies and the Senate
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