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  2. Local government in ancient Rome - Wikipedia

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    Although Rome ruled a vast empire, it needed strikingly few imperial officials to run it. This relatively light ruling administrative overview was made possible by the tendency to leave to local government much administrative business and to private enterprise many of the tasks associated with governments in the modern world.

  3. Curia - Wikipedia

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    In the Roman Empire a town council was known as a curia, or sometimes an ordo, or boule. The existence of such a governing body was the mark of an independent city. Municipal curiae were co-optive, and their members, the decurions, sat for life. Their numbers varied greatly according to the size of the city.

  4. Citizens' assemblies of the Roman Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The Legislative Assemblies of the Roman Kingdom were political institutions in the ancient Roman Kingdom. While one assembly, the Curiate Assembly, had some legislative powers, [ 1 ] these powers involved nothing more than a right to symbolically ratify decrees issued by the king .

  5. List of cities founded by the Romans - Wikipedia

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    It lists cities established and built by the ancient Romans to have begun as a colony, often for the settlement of citizens or veterans of the legions. Many Roman colonies in antiquity rose to become important commercial and cultural centers, transportation hubs and capitals of global empires.

  6. Roman assemblies - Wikipedia

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    The Legislative Assemblies of the Roman Kingdom were political institutions in the ancient Roman Kingdom.While one assembly, the Curiate Assembly, had some legislative powers, [1] these powers involved nothing more than a right to symbolically ratify decrees issued by the Roman King. [2]

  7. Category:Ancient Roman city planning - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Ancient Roman city planning" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...

  8. Political institutions of ancient Rome - Wikipedia

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    Various lists regarding the political institutions of ancient Rome are presented. [1] Each entry in a list is a link to a separate article. Categories included are: constitutions (5), laws (5), and legislatures (7); state offices (28) and office holders (6 lists); political factions (2 + 1 conflict) and social ranks (8).

  9. Curiate assembly - Wikipedia

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    The first was the Assembly (comitia, literally "going together" or "meeting place"). [6] The Curiate Assembly was a comitia . Assemblies represented all citizens , [ 7 ] even if they excluded the plebs like the Curiate Assembly did, and were used for official purposes, such as for the enactment of statutes.