Praetor

Praetor (/ˈpriːtər/ PREE-tər, Classical Latin: [ˈprae̯tɔr]), also pretor, was the title granted by the government of ancient Rome to a man acting in one of two official capacities: (i) the commander of an army, and (ii) as an elected magistratus (magistrate), assigned to discharge various duties. The functions of the magistracy, the praetura (praetorship), are described by the adjective itself:^[a] the praetoria potestas (praetorian power), the praetorium imperium (praetorian authority), and the praetorium ius (praetorian law), the legal precedents established by the praetores (praetors). Praetorium, as a substantive, denoted the location from which the praetor exercised his authority, either the headquarters of his castra, the courthouse (tribunal) of his judiciary, or the city hall of his provincial governorship.^[b] The minimum age for holding the praetorship was 39 during the Roman Republic, but it was later changed to 30 in the early Empire.^[1]

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^ Madsen, Jesper M.; Scott; Andrew G. (2023). Brill's Companion to Cassius Dio. BRILL. p. 377. ISBN 978-90-04-52418-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[3] Madsen, Jesper M.; Scott; Andrew G. (2023). Brill's Companion to Cassius Dio. BRILL. p. 377. ISBN 978-90-04-52418-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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