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The Roman Constitution
I have given an account of the constitution of Lycurgus,
I will now endeavour to describe that of Rome at the period
of their disastrous defeat at Cannae.
I am fully conscious that to those who actually live under
this constitution I shall appear to give an inadequate account
of it by the omission of certain details. The Roman constitution at the epoch of Cannae, B.C. 216.
Knowing accurately every portion of it from personal
experience, and from having been bred up in
its customs and laws from childhood, they will
not be struck so much by the accuracy of the description,
as annoyed by its omissions; nor will they believe that the
historian has purposely omitted unimportant distinctions, but
will attribute his silence upon the origin of existing institutions
or other important facts to ignorance. What is told they depreciate as insignificant or beside the purpose; what is omitted
they desiderate as vital to the question: their object being to
appear to know more
The Consuls
The Consuls, before leading out the legions, remain
in Rome and are supreme masters of the
administration. All other magistrates, except
the Tribunes, are under them and take their orders. They
introduce foreign ambassadors to the Senate; bring matters
requiring deliberation before it; and see to the execution
of its decrees. If, again, there are any matters of state
which require the authorisation of the people, it is their
business to see to them, to summon the popular meetings, to
bring the proposals before them, and to carry out the decrees
of the majority. In the preparations for war also, and in a
word in the entire administration of a campaign, they have all
but absolute power. It is competent to them to impose on
the allies such levies as they think good, to appoint the
Military Tribunes, to make up the roll for soldiers and select
those that are suitable. Besides they have absolute power of
inflicting punishment on all who are under their command
while on active s