Quaestor

• The Quaestor was a Roman Government Official involved in Public Finances.
• It was the second rung on the career ladder of the Cursus Honorum.

The Duties of Quaestor under the Republic

• Election
  • The Quaestors were Elected annually by the Comitia Tributa. Sulla increased their number to 20.
  • Minimum Age was 30 (28 for the Elite). A Quaestor wore the Togata Praetexta.

• Duties
  • Three Types of Quaestor:
    1. An Official at Rome in the Financial Government.
    2. Provincial Governor’s number Two.
    3. Paymaster for a Legion (most prestigious)
  • They also Supervised at the Public Games.

• Right to Veto
  • Any Decisions made by fellow Quaestors.
  • Could be overidden by the Aediles, Curule Aediles, Praetors, the Praetor Urbanus, Consuls, Tribune of the Plebs, or the Dictator and Magister Equitum.

Under the Empire

• The Quaestors were no longer elected but appointed directly by the Emperor.