Professor Catherine Steel

And then, after a bit of to-ing and fro-ing, does agree to dismiss his army. But surprise, surprise, he's allowed to stand for the consulship, considerably ahead of the legal age and not having held any earlier offices. So that's what a really spectacular career looks like, okay?

And then, after a bit of to-ing and fro-ing, does agree to dismiss his army. But surprise, surprise, he's allowed to stand for the consulship, considerably ahead of the legal age and not having held any earlier offices. So that's what a really spectacular career looks like, okay?

Yeah. So Pompey and Crassus are consuls in 70. They are probably consuls at the time at which Caesar has to stand for the quaestorship.

Yeah. So Pompey and Crassus are consuls in 70. They are probably consuls at the time at which Caesar has to stand for the quaestorship.

Yeah. So Pompey and Crassus are consuls in 70. They are probably consuls at the time at which Caesar has to stand for the quaestorship.

And okay, he's elected, but there are 20 Quaestors every year, so it's hardly that big a deal.

And okay, he's elected, but there are 20 Quaestors every year, so it's hardly that big a deal.

And okay, he's elected, but there are 20 Quaestors every year, so it's hardly that big a deal.

So it emerges over the course of the res publica, but it's very clearly standardized. One of the things that Sulla does is he reaffirms what happens. So you can stand for the priestesship when you're 30, and that's kind of pretty much an essential office now because that's the office that also gets you into the Senate. At 39, you can stand for the priestesship.

So it emerges over the course of the res publica, but it's very clearly standardized. One of the things that Sulla does is he reaffirms what happens. So you can stand for the priestesship when you're 30, and that's kind of pretty much an essential office now because that's the office that also gets you into the Senate. At 39, you can stand for the priestesship.

So it emerges over the course of the res publica, but it's very clearly standardized. One of the things that Sulla does is he reaffirms what happens. So you can stand for the priestesship when you're 30, and that's kind of pretty much an essential office now because that's the office that also gets you into the Senate. At 39, you can stand for the priestesship.

And at 42, you can stand for the consulship. And you can't be preacher if you haven't been priest, and you can't be consul if you haven't been preacher. There's an additional office called the Aedileship, which you can hold in the mid-30s. And Caesar actually does hold that because one of the things that makes the Aedileship quite attractive is it's a magistrate that's based in Rome.

And at 42, you can stand for the consulship. And you can't be preacher if you haven't been priest, and you can't be consul if you haven't been preacher. There's an additional office called the Aedileship, which you can hold in the mid-30s. And Caesar actually does hold that because one of the things that makes the Aedileship quite attractive is it's a magistrate that's based in Rome.

And at 42, you can stand for the consulship. And you can't be preacher if you haven't been priest, and you can't be consul if you haven't been preacher. There's an additional office called the Aedileship, which you can hold in the mid-30s. And Caesar actually does hold that because one of the things that makes the Aedileship quite attractive is it's a magistrate that's based in Rome.

So it's not a military office. It's about kind of organization of the city of Rome. And it has some quite significant religious duties to organize festivals. And the details of those festivals are very much up to the aediles to decide the power of them. So if they decide to spend a lot of money, they can put on fantastic shows.

So it's not a military office. It's about kind of organization of the city of Rome. And it has some quite significant religious duties to organize festivals. And the details of those festivals are very much up to the aediles to decide the power of them. So if they decide to spend a lot of money, they can put on fantastic shows.

So it's not a military office. It's about kind of organization of the city of Rome. And it has some quite significant religious duties to organize festivals. And the details of those festivals are very much up to the aediles to decide the power of them. So if they decide to spend a lot of money, they can put on fantastic shows.

displays, which are generally regarded as adding to their popularity, right? Because these are free public shows, which people love. So invest heavily in the theatrical shows or the gladiatorial games or the beast hunts or whatever. This is all great. So we've got letters in the 50s BC from Caelius, who's a protege of Cicero to Cicero in Cilicia saying, please send me some panthers.

displays, which are generally regarded as adding to their popularity, right? Because these are free public shows, which people love. So invest heavily in the theatrical shows or the gladiatorial games or the beast hunts or whatever. This is all great. So we've got letters in the 50s BC from Caelius, who's a protege of Cicero to Cicero in Cilicia saying, please send me some panthers.

displays, which are generally regarded as adding to their popularity, right? Because these are free public shows, which people love. So invest heavily in the theatrical shows or the gladiatorial games or the beast hunts or whatever. This is all great. So we've got letters in the 50s BC from Caelius, who's a protege of Cicero to Cicero in Cilicia saying, please send me some panthers.