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Senatus consultum ultimum, the Glossary

The senatus consultum ultimum ("final decree of the Senate", often abbreviated to SCU) is the modern term given to resolutions of the Roman Senate lending its moral support for magistrates to use the full extent of their powers and ignore the laws to safeguard the state.^[1]

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Augustus

Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus (born Gaius Octavius; 23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14), also known as Octavian (Octavianus), was the founder of the Roman Empire.

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Aulus Hirtius

Aulus Hirtius (– 43 BC) was consul of the Roman Republic in 43 BC and a writer on military subjects.

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Aventine Hill

The Aventine Hill (Collis Aventinus; Aventino) is one of the Seven Hills on which ancient Rome was built.

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Caesar's civil war

Caesar's civil war (49–45 BC) was a civil war during the late Roman Republic between two factions led by Gaius Julius Caesar and Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (Pompey), respectively.

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Capitoline Hill

The Capitolium or Capitoline Hill (Campidoglio; Mons Capitolinus), between the Forum and the Campus Martius, is one of the Seven Hills of Rome.

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Catilinarian conspiracy

The Catilinarian conspiracy, sometimes Second Catilinarian conspiracy, was an attempted coup d'état by Lucius Sergius Catilina (Catiline) to overthrow the Roman consuls of 63 BC – Marcus Tullius Cicero and Gaius Antonius Hybrida – and forcibly assume control of the state in their stead. Senatus consultum ultimum and Catilinarian conspiracy are Roman Republic.

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Catiline

Lucius Sergius Catilina (– January 62 BC), known in English as Catiline, was a Roman politician and soldier, best known for instigating the Catilinarian conspiracy, a failed attempt to violently seize control of the Roman state in 63 BC.

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Cicero

Marcus Tullius Cicero (3 January 106 BC – 7 December 43 BC) was a Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar, philosopher, writer and Academic skeptic, who tried to uphold optimate principles during the political crises that led to the establishment of the Roman Empire.

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Commentarii de Bello Civili (Commentaries on the Civil War), or Bellum Civile, is an account written by Julius Caesar of his war against Gnaeus Pompeius and the Roman Senate.

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Curia Hostilia

The Curia Hostilia was one of the original senate houses or "curiae" of the Roman Republic. Senatus consultum ultimum and Curia Hostilia are Roman Senate.

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Gaius Gracchus

Gaius Sempronius Gracchus (– 121 BC) was a reformist Roman politician and soldier who lived during the 2nd century BC.

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Gaius Marius

Gaius Marius (– 13 January 86 BC) was a Roman general and statesman.

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Gaius Memmius (governor of Macedonia)

Gaius Memmius (c. 140s BC – December 100 BC) was a Roman politician.

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Gaius Rabirius (senator)

Gaius Rabirius was a Roman senator who was involved in the death of Lucius Appuleius Saturninus in 100 BC.

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Gaius Servilius Glaucia

Gaius Servilius Glaucia (died late 100 BC) was a Roman politician who served as praetor in 100 BC.

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Gaius Vibius Pansa Caetronianus

Gaius Vibius Pansa Caetronianus (died 23 April 43 BC) was consul of the Roman Republic in 43 BC.

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Imperium

In ancient Rome, imperium was a form of authority held by a citizen to control a military or governmental entity. Senatus consultum ultimum and imperium are Roman law.

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Interrex

The interrex (plural interreges) was an extraordinary magistrate during the Roman Kingdom and Republic.

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Julius Caesar

Gaius Julius Caesar (12 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC) was a Roman general and statesman.

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Lucius Appuleius Saturninus

Lucius Appuleius Saturninus (died late 100 BC) was a Roman populist and tribune.

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Lucius Cornelius Cinna

Lucius Cornelius Cinna (before 130 BC – early 84 BC) was a four-time consul of the Roman republic.

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Lucius Marcius Philippus (consul 91 BC)

Lucius Marcius Philippus (–) was a Roman orator and an important politician of the late Roman Republic.

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Lucius Opimius

Lucius Opimius was a Roman politician who held the consulship in 121 BC, in which capacity and year he ordered the execution of 3,000 supporters of popular leader Gaius Gracchus without trial, using as pretext the state of emergency declared after Gracchus's recent and turbulent death.

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Magister equitum

The magister equitum, in English Master of the Horse or Master of the Cavalry, was a Roman magistrate appointed as lieutenant to a dictator.

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Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (consul 78 BC)

Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (121 – 77 BC) was a Roman statesman and general.

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Marcus Caecilius Cornutus

Marcus Caecilius Cornutus (died 43 BC) was an ancient Roman politician and general who served as urban praetor in 43 BC.

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Marcus Caelius Rufus

Marcus Caelius Rufus (died 48 BC) was an orator and politician in the late Roman Republic.

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Marcus Fulvius Flaccus (consul 125 BC)

Marcus Fulvius Flaccus (died 121 BC) was a Roman senator and an ally of the Gracchi.

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Mark Antony

Marcus Antonius (14 January 1 August 30 BC), commonly known in English as Mark Antony, was a Roman politician and general who played a critical role in the transformation of the Roman Republic from a constitutional republic into the autocratic Roman Empire.

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Optimates and populares

Optimates (Latin for "best ones") and populares (Latin for "supporters of the people") are labels applied to politicians, political groups, traditions, strategies, or ideologies in the late Roman Republic. Senatus consultum ultimum and Optimates and populares are Roman Republic.

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Pomerium

The pomerium or pomoerium was a religious boundary around the city of Rome and cities controlled by Rome. Senatus consultum ultimum and pomerium are Roman law.

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Pompey

Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (29 September 106 BC – 28 September 48 BC), known in English as Pompey or Pompey the Great, was a general and statesman of the Roman Republic.

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Pontifex maximus

The pontifex maximus (Latin for "supreme pontiff") was the chief high priest of the College of Pontiffs (Collegium Pontificum) in ancient Rome.

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Praetor

Praetor, 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. Senatus consultum ultimum and Praetor are Roman law.

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Promagistrate

In ancient Rome, a promagistrate (pro magistratu) was a person who was granted the power via prorogation to act in place of an ordinary magistrate in the field.

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Publius Clodius Pulcher

Publius Clodius Pulcher (– 18 January 52 BC) was a Roman politician and demagogue.

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Publius Cornelius Dolabella (consul 44 BC)

Publius Cornelius Dolabella (– 43 BC, also known by his adoptive name Lentulus) was a Roman politician and general under the dictator Julius Caesar.

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Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Serapio

Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Serapio (182 or 181 – 132 BC) was a Roman politician.

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Quintus Caecilius Metellus Nepos (consul 57 BC)

Quintus Caecilius Metellus Nepos (– 55 BC) was an ancient Roman politician during the Late Republic.

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Quintus Lutatius Catulus Capitolinus

Quintus Lutatius Catulus Capitolinus (c. 121 – 61 BC) was a politician in the late Roman Republic.

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Quintus Pedius (consul)

Quintus Pedius (– late 43 BC) was a Roman politician and general who lived during the late Republic.

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Quintus Salvius Salvidienus Rufus

Quintus Salvius Salvidienus Rufus (65 BC – 40 BC) was a Roman general and one of the principal generals and advisors of Octavian during the early years of his political activity.

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Roman consul

A consul was the highest elected public official of the Roman Republic (to 27 BC).

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Roman dictator

A Roman dictator was an extraordinary magistrate in the Roman Republic endowed with full authority to resolve some specific problem to which he had been assigned. Senatus consultum ultimum and Roman dictator are emergency laws and Roman Republic.

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Roman emergency decrees

The ancient Roman state encountered various kinds of external and internal emergencies. Senatus consultum ultimum and Roman emergency decrees are Roman law.

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Roman Forum

The Roman Forum, also known by its Latin name Forum Romanum (Foro Romano), is a rectangular forum (plaza) surrounded by the ruins of several important ancient government buildings at the centre of the city of Rome.

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Roman magistrate

The Roman magistrates were elected officials in ancient Rome. Senatus consultum ultimum and Roman magistrate are Roman law.

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Roman Senate

The Roman Senate (Senātus Rōmānus) was the highest and constituting assembly of ancient Rome and its aristocracy. Senatus consultum ultimum and Roman Senate are Roman law.

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Sallust

Gaius Sallustius Crispus, usually anglicised as Sallust (86 –), was a historian and politician of the Roman Republic from a plebeian family.

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Salus populi suprema lex esto

Salus populi suprema lex esto (Latin: "The health of the people should be the supreme law"; "Let the good of the people be the supreme law"; or "The welfare of the people shall be the supreme law") is a maxim or principle found in Cicero's De Legibus (book III, part III, sub.

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State of emergency

A state of emergency is a situation in which a government is empowered to put through policies that it would normally not be permitted to do, for the safety and protection of its citizens. Senatus consultum ultimum and state of emergency are emergency laws.

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Sulla

Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix (138–78 BC), commonly known as Sulla, was a Roman general and statesman.

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Sulla's civil war

The Sulla's civil war was fought between the Roman general Lucius Cornelius Sulla and his opponents, the Cinna-Marius faction (usually called the Marians or the Cinnans after their former leaders Gaius Marius and Lucius Cornelius Cinna), in the years 83–82 BC.

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Theodor Mommsen

Christian Matthias Theodor Mommsen (30 November 1817 – 1 November 1903) was a German classical scholar, historian, jurist, journalist, politician and archaeologist.

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Tiberius Gracchus

Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus (163 – 133 BC) was a Roman politician best known for his agrarian reform law entailing the transfer of land from the Roman state and wealthy landowners to poorer citizens.

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Titus Annius Milo

Titus Annius Milo (died 48 BC) was a Roman political agitator.

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Tribune of the plebs

Tribune of the plebs, tribune of the people or plebeian tribune (tribunus plebis) was the first office of the Roman state that was open to the plebeians, and was, throughout the history of the Republic, the most important check on the power of the Roman Senate and magistrates.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senatus_consultum_ultimum

Also known as Senatus consultum de re publica defendenda, Ultimate decree.

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Emergency laws

Roman Republic

Roman Senate

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