office
Tribunus plebis
tribune of the plebs
also: tribunate
The magistrate elected to protect the plebs, with powers of veto and of summoning the people; a engine of Republican political oratory.
Reading notes
- The Annals §1.2 tribunician right
The tribunician power, the legal basis of the emperor's protection of the plebs and his civil authority.
- The Annals §1.77 tribune of the plebs
Magistrate of the commons with the power of veto (intercessio).
- A Dialogue on Oratory §7 tribunate
The tribunate of the plebs, with its powers of veto and of summoning the people.
- The Histories §2.95 tribunes of the plebs
The tribunate of the plebs, the old plebeian magistracy holding the power of veto and of personal protection of citizens.