office
quaestor
also: quaestor
The lowest of the regular magistracies, chiefly financial; quaestors also served as deputies to provincial governors, as Piso did in Spain.
Reading notes
- The Conspiracy of Catiline §19 quaestor
The lowest regular magistracy, chiefly financial; quaestors also deputized for provincial governors, as Piso did 'with propraetorian power.'
- The Jugurthine War §29 quaestor
A junior magistrate handling finances and supply, often attached to a commander; the most junior rung of the senatorial career.