{"slug": "roman-censor", "label": "Roman censor", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_censor", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q189851", "qid": "Q189851", "description": "Roman magistrate responsible for the census and monitoring public morality", "entries": 16, "years": 16, "span": [-350, 85], "span_label": ["351 BCE", "85 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 7}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 3}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 3}, {"title": "Health & Medicine", "count": 1}, {"title": "Technology & Infrastructure", "count": 1}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "roman-senate", "label": "Roman Senate", "shared": 5}, {"slug": "roman-republic", "label": "Roman Republic", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "roman-consul", "label": "Roman consul", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "cato-the-elder", "label": "Cato the Elder", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "rome", "label": "Rome", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "capua", "label": "Capua", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "patrician-ancient-rome", "label": "Patrician (ancient Rome)", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "carthage", "label": "Carthage", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "numidia", "label": "Numidia", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "masinissa", "label": "Masinissa", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "sicily", "label": "Sicily", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "pontifex-maximus", "label": "Pontifex Maximus", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": -350, "year_label": "351 BCE", "section": "Health & Medicine", "date": null, "text": "Gaius Marcius Rutilus becomes the first Roman plebeian to be elected to the office of censor.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1325759360#Roman_Republic", "title": "351 BC", "revid": 1325759360, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Republic"}}, {"year": -311, "year_label": "312 BCE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": null, "text": "The Roman censor, Appius Claudius Caecus, a patrician, enters office and begins construction of the Appian Way (the Via Appia) between Rome and Capua. He also embarks on a program of political reform, including the distribution of the landless citizens of Rome among the tribes, which at this time constitute basic political units. Appius also admits sons of freedmen into the Roman Senate. He also asserts the right of freed slaves to hold office.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1354172925#Italy", "title": "312 BC", "revid": 1354172925, "section": "Events › By place › Italy"}}, {"year": -257, "year_label": "258 BCE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Gaius Duilius Nepos, the Roman commander who has won a major naval victory over the Carthaginians is made censor with Lucius Cornelius Scipio. The election of a novus homo (i.e. the first in his family to serve in the Roman Senate or be elected as consul) to the censorship is a very rare honor.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1128147349#Roman_Republic", "title": "258 BC", "revid": 1128147349, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Republic"}}, {"year": -198, "year_label": "199 BCE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Scipio Africanus becomes censor and princeps Senatus (the titular head of the Roman Senate).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1358812686#Roman_Republic", "title": "199 BC", "revid": 1358812686, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Republic"}}, {"year": -195, "year_label": "196 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Marcus Cornelius Cethegus, Roman consul and censor", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1354172645#Deaths", "title": "196 BC", "revid": 1354172645, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": -183, "year_label": "184 BCE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Cato the Elder, along with his colleague, Lucius Valerius Flaccus, are elected censors in Rome. Already the champion of the ancient, austere Roman way of life, Cato inaugurates a puritanical campaign. He aims at preserving the mos maiorum (\"ancestral custom\") and combating all Greek influences, which he believes are undermining the older Roman standards of morality. He passes measures taxing luxury and strictly revises the list of persons eligible for the Senate. Abuses by tax gatherers are brought under control, and public building is promoted as a worthy cause.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1283638793#Roman_Republic", "title": "184 BC", "revid": 1283638793, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Republic"}}, {"year": -178, "year_label": "179 BCE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Marcus Aemilius Lepidus is appointed both censor and princeps senatus.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1209269446#Roman_Republic", "title": "179 BC", "revid": 1209269446, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Republic"}}, {"year": -173, "year_label": "174 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Publius Aelius Paetus, Roman consul and censor", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1209269072#Deaths", "title": "174 BC", "revid": 1209269072, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": -163, "year_label": "164 BCE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus is elected censor in Rome.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1288884961#Roman_Republic", "title": "164 BC", "revid": 1288884961, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Republic"}}, {"year": -156, "year_label": "157 BCE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "The Carthaginians, prevented by their treaty with Rome from engaging in armed resistance, but equally guaranteed against any loss of territory, appeal to Rome against the depredations of King Masinissa of Numidia. The Roman censor Marcus Porcius Cato heads a commission which arbitrates a truce between Carthage and her former ally, Masinissa.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1311551494#Roman_Republic", "title": "157 BC", "revid": 1311551494, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Republic"}}, {"year": -151, "year_label": "152 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, Roman statesman, consul, Pontifex Maximus and censor; as a praetor, he has been governor of Sicily in 191 BC.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1242792269#Deaths", "title": "152 BC", "revid": 1242792269, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": -149, "year_label": "150 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "The Roman Senate shows displeasure with Carthage's decision to wage war against its neighbour without Roman consent, and tells Carthage that in order to avoid a war it has to \"satisfy the Roman People\". The Roman censor, Cato the Elder, urges the destruction of Carthage and the Roman Senate orders the gathering of an army.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1210509839#Roman_Republic", "title": "150 BC", "revid": 1210509839, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Republic"}}, {"year": -135, "year_label": "136 BCE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Censorship of Appius Claudius Pulcher and Quintus Fulvius Nobilior.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373456812#Rome", "title": "136 BC", "revid": 1373456812, "section": "Events › By place › Rome"}}, {"year": -69, "year_label": "70 BCE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "The office of censor is reinstated.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1329933586#Roman_Republic", "title": "70 BC", "revid": 1329933586, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Republic"}}, {"year": 73, "year_label": "73 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Vespasian and Titus are appointed to be Roman censors.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371506584#Roman_Empire", "title": "AD 73", "revid": 1371506584, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 85, "year_label": "85 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Domitian appoints himself censor for life, which gives him the right to control the Senate. His totalitarian tendencies put the senatorial aristocracy firmly in opposition to him.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368048857#Roman_Empire", "title": "AD 85", "revid": 1368048857, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}]}