Comments on: Censorship in Ancient Rome (ca. 443 – 22 BC) http://ancientstandard.com/2008/01/07/censorship-in-ancient-rome-ca-443-%e2%80%93-22-bc/ Ancient History That Doesn't Suck Fri, 22 Apr 2011 06:29:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Meeg http://ancientstandard.com/2008/01/07/censorship-in-ancient-rome-ca-443-%e2%80%93-22-bc/#comment-290 Meeg Sat, 12 Jan 2008 19:46:47 +0000 http://ancientstandard.com/2008/01/07/censorship-in-ancient-rome-ca-443-%e2%80%93-22-bc/#comment-290 Nice article. However you seem to confuse the offices of consul and censor which were two distinct government positions. As you point out the censor was charged with overseeing the census, some financial matters, and also public morality. The censorship was done away with in 22 AD. Interestingly enough the Emperor Decius (c.201-251) who was interested in reestablishing law and order through the Empire and was called the "restorer of sacred things" (he was also responsible for the first Great Persecution of Christians) appointed Valerian as "censor" to bring back traditional morality. The two consuls were the highest elected officials of the Roman Republic who served a 1-year term and who had broad executive powers. The office of the consulate persisted during the Roman principate, although the consuls were divested of almost all their power turning the position into more of an honorary post. Often the Emperor himself would be appointed as one of the consuls. The Emperor Caligula once had his horse Incitatus appointed as consul. Nice article. However you seem to confuse the offices of consul and censor which were two distinct government positions. As you point out the censor was charged with overseeing the census, some financial matters, and also public morality. The censorship was done away with in 22 AD. Interestingly enough the Emperor Decius (c.201-251) who was interested in reestablishing law and order through the Empire and was called the “restorer of sacred things” (he was also responsible for the first Great Persecution of Christians) appointed Valerian as “censor” to bring back traditional morality.

The two consuls were the highest elected officials of the Roman Republic who served a 1-year term and who had broad executive powers. The office of the consulate persisted during the Roman principate, although the consuls were divested of almost all their power turning the position into more of an honorary post. Often the Emperor himself would be appointed as one of the consuls. The Emperor Caligula once had his horse Incitatus appointed as consul.

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