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Roman Society: Social and Political, Lower Class, Commons, Latins,…

- - - - Then there were the quaestors, the financial officers, holding power of quaestores aerarii or control of the treasury located in the Forum of Rome. They collected both taxes and tributes.
    - - The aedile was another prominent figure. Initially chosen to govern the temples, his responsibilities grew throughout the Republic's early years. This official was in charge of a wide range of duties, including overseeing public records and managing public works (such as roads, water, and food), as well as markets, festivals, and games.
    - - The praetors were the first of these inferior magistrates, who, aside from the consuls, were the only ones having imperium power, with the authority to not only preside over the Senate but also command the army. Their official job was to oversee the Republic's judicial obligations, possessing both civic and provincial jurisdiction, in addition to serving when the consuls were absent.