When Was the Praetor Created?
The First Praetor Specially So Called Was Appointed in the Year B. C. 356, and He Was Chosen Only from the Patricians, Who Had This New Office Created as a...
The first praetor specially so called was appointed in the year B.C. 356, and he was chosen only from the Patricians, who had this new office created as a kind of indemnification to themselves for being compelled to share the consulship with the Plebeians (Liv. VI. 42, VII. 1).
Who was the first praetor?
The first praetor, the praetor urbanus, stayed in Rome. In 227, two additional praetors were introduced: they were responsible for the provinces of Sicily and Sardinia/Corsica. After the creation of provinces in Spain (Hispania Citerior and Ulterior) in 197, the number was raised to six, which was sufficient.
How long did a praetor serve?
At the time of the Third Servile War, eight praetors were elected every year for a one-year term. A Roman citizen had to be at least 39 years old to be elected praetor and to have previously served at least one term as a quaestor.
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