Roman tradition held that Servius formed a comitia centuriata of commoners to displace the " comitia curiata " as Rome's central legislative body.
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Upon entering the Comitia Centuriata, the lictors would lower the fasces to show that the powers of the consuls derive from the people ( populus romanus ).
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However, between 494 and 449 BC, most of its functions were relegated to the " comitia tributa " and the " comitia centuriata ."
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The assembly probably possessed much greater authority before the establishment of the " comitia centuriata ", which gradually assumed many of the curiate assembly's original functions.
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The judgement of the duumviri was subject to appeal, which generally was tried by the comitia centuriata unlike in Horatius'trial . 3 The prosecution was led by tribunes or aediles.
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This particular limit was not arbitrary but was apparently the traditional property qualification for admission to the highest class in the Comitia Centuriata, and thus the minimum qualification for the Equestrian Order.
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The Roman Republic had two consuls, elected for a one year-term by the " comitia centuriata ", consisting of all adult, freeborn males who could prove citizenship.
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After 287 BC, the Comitia Centuriata falls into the background and the tribunes, working with the Senate, make the Lex Hortensia a stage in the development of Senatorial domination in the State.
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The law was passed in an assembly that during the late Republic existed in name only, the " censors, by contrast, were confirmed by the " comitia centuriata ".
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The higher magistrates were elected by the " comitia centuriata ", which also presided over certain capital trials, and held the power to declare war, and to pass legislation presented by the senate.
