Macrinus on an aureus. On the reverse, the emperor and his son are sitting on their curule chairs.

In the Roman Republic, and later the empire, the curule chair (in Latin the sellis curulis) was the chair upon which senior magistrates or promagistrates owning imperium were entitled to sit including dictators, masters of the horse, consuls, praetors, and curule aediles. Also the Flamen of Iuppiter (Flamen Dialis), was entitled to sit on one. In the latter Republic, Caesar the Dictator was entitled to sit upon a curule chair made of gold. Macrinus. ... Macrinus. ... Macrinus on an aureus. ... The aureus (pl. ... See also Roman Republic (18th century) and Roman Republic (19th century) The Roman Republic (Latin: Res Publica Romanorum) was the republican government of the city of Rome and its territories from 510 BC until the establishment of the Roman Empire, which sometimes placed at 44 BC the year of Caesar... Jump to: navigation, search Imperium can, in a broad sense, be translated as power. ... Jump to: navigation, search Dictator was the title of a magistrate in ancient Rome appointed by the Senate to rule the state in times of emergency. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Master of the Horse was (and in some cases, is) a historical position of varying importance in several European nations. ... For modern diplomatic consuls, see Consulate general. ... Jump to: navigation, search // Definition According to Cicero, Praetor was a title which designated the consuls as the leaders of the armies of the state. ... Aedile was an office of the Roman Republic. ... A flamen was a priest of the Roman religion. ... Jump to: navigation, search Jupiter In Roman mythology, Jupiter (Jove in the vocative (used when addressing the God)) held the same role as Zeus in the Greek pantheon. ... Jump to: navigation, search Painting of Gaius Julius Caesar Bust of Julius Caesar Gaius Julius Caesar (Classical Latin: IMP·C·IVLIVS·CAESAR·DIVVS¹) (b. ...

The Curule chair was made of ivory; with curved legs forming a wide X; it had no back, and low arms. The chair could be folded, and thus made easily transportable for magisterial and promagesterial commanders in the field. Ivory is a hard, white, opaque substance that is the bulk of the teeth and tusks of animals such as the elephant, hippopotamus, walrus, mammoth, etc. ...

See also

• Magistratus Curulis