Consul of Latium

Incumbent co-consuls

Consul prior
Jacobus VI Claudius

Consul posterior
The Princess Maria

Consuls of the Latin Empire for the year 2024

The Consul is one of the most prestigious offices and honorifics in Latium, and was formerly the highest elected political office in ancient Latium. Despite lacking administrative duties or executive authority, the role of Consul remains of significant importance, as it is the only position that may be shared by the Emperor.

The role of the consul in government has frequently changed since its inception in the 6th century BCE. At its inception, the consuls served as the supreme civil and military authority of the state. However as the emperors supplanted the consuls as the supreme ruler of Latium, the consulship transitioned into a senior administrative role, and one that was frequently assumed by the emperor themselves. The emperor has been the sole appointer of the consulship since the 1st century CE, but until the 6th century CE was nominally elected.

Selection and duties

From the 6th century BCE origin of the consulship until the 6th or 7th century CE, the consuls were elected, even if only nominally, from among the Senate. From the 7th century onward, the consulship has been appointed by the emperor.

Two consuls are chosen every calendar year, with a term lasting from 1 January to 31 December. A consul appointed to start the year is the ordinary consul (consul ordinarius). Suffect consuls (consul suffectus) are appointed to serve the remainder of an ordinary consul's term if a consul resigns or is removed before their term is complete. Ordinary consuls chosen at the start of the year hold more prestige than a suffect consul.

The consul whose name is listed first is the consul prior. Most often, the consul prior is the emperor, a member of the Imperial Family, or other close relative of the emperor. The consul whose name is listed second is the consul posterior. Traditionally, the consul posterior is a prominent senator or other important figure at court or in government, or at times another member of the imperial family.

During a new emperor's first year on the throne, he serves as consul for the year without a colleague. When the role of junior emperor exists, the senior and junior emperor traditionally assume the role of consul for the first full year following the junior emperor's Acclamatio. Thereafter, the senior emperor and junior emperor each selected on consul for the year. When this arrangement exists, each also appoints a suffect consul for the final six months of the year. Following a senatorial election, the incoming Praeses Senatus is appointed consul posterior and serves as consul alongside the emperor for the first year of the new senate.

List of 21st century consuls

Year	Consul prior	Consul posterior
2001	Imp. C. Claudius Anicius Sabinus Iacobus Peterus Iacaerus Hadrianus Cae. Aug. VIII	Gn. Seius Tubero Iustinus
2002	Imp. Aug. Stephania Pinaria Atrea Maria Evantia I	Dux A. Pinarius Natta Michael Constantinus
2003	Imp. C. Claudius Anicius Sabinus Iacobus Peterus Iacaerus Hadrianus Cae. Aug. IX	G. Julius Libo Constantinus Spurius
2004	Imp. C. Claudius Anicius Sabinus Iacobus Peterus Iacaerus Hadrianus Cae. Aug. X	Ant. Tullius Longus Rufus Aurelius
suff.	G. Anicius Eusebius Theophylatcus Marius Dux Catanae	M. Stellantinus Acidinus Ioannes
2005	Imp. C. Claudius Anicius Sabinus Iacobus Peterus Iacaerus Hadrianus Cae. Aug. XI	Aur. Otacilius Constantinus Georgius
2006	Pr. Fl. Claudius Anicius Sabinus Theodosius Gregorius Constantinus Dux Beroeae III	L. Claudius Sabinus Michael Theodosius
suff.		Pr. Maria Claudia Anicia Christina Iacaera Constantia I
2007	C. Claudius Anicius Sabinus Constantinus Iacaerus Atreus Marius Cae. Imp. Dest. III	M. Bodius Silvanus Valens
suff.	Dux Gn. Tarpeius Montanus Constantinus Apollos	Dux T. Rasinius Draucus Eusebius Epicurus
2008	Pr. Vop. Claudius Anicius Ioannes Leo Andreas Silvanus Dux Auruncae III	Aur. Flavius Asbadus Aquila Celsus
2009	Imp. Aug. Stephania Pinaria Atrea Maria Evantia II	Dux A. Pinarius Natta Michael Constantinus II
2010	Imp. C. Claudius Anicius Sabinus Iacobus Peterus Iacaerus Hadrianus Cae. Aug. XIII	Dux Maria Tarpeia Anicia Iuliana Antontia
2011	Imp. C. Claudius Anicius Sabinus Iacobus Peterus Iacaerus Hadrianus Cae. Aug. XII	Pr. Maria Claudia Anicia Christina Iacaera Constantia II
suff.	Victor Gentilius Ravenna Ioannes Theophylactus Alexius Dux Ravennae
2012	Imp. Aug. Stephania Pinaria Atrea Maria Evantia III	G. Pinarius Natta Michael Constantinus
2013	Pr. Leona Claudia Anicia Diana Evantia Jacoba II	Pr. Selena Claudia Anicia Iacaera Atrea Honoria
2014	Pr. C. Claudius Anicius Sabinus Constantinus Iacaerus Atreus Marius Cae. Imp. Dest. IV	Pr. Am. Verrucosa Petra Diana Isabella I
suff.	Leo Dux Celda	G. Pinarius Natta Michael Atreus
2015	Imp. C. Claudius Anicius Sabinus Iacobus Peterus Iacaerus Hadrianus Cae. Aug. XVI	Pr. C. Claudius Anicius Sabinus Constantinus Iacaerus Atreus Marius Cae. Imp. Dest. V
suff.		St. Stilcho Marcius Theodorus Alexander
2016	Imp. Diana Anicia Maria Theodora Constantina Cae. Aug. XVI	Alexander Pompilius Cicero Felix I
2017	Imp. C. Claudius Anicius Sabinus Iacobus Peterus Iacaerus Hadrianus Cae. Aug. XVIII	Imp. C. Claudius Anicius Sabinus Constantinus Iacaerus Atreus Marius Cae. VI
2018	Pr. C. Claudius Anicius Sabinus Constantinus Iacaerus Atreus Marius Cae. Imp. Dest. VI	Pr. Amelia Verrucosa Petra Diana Isabella II
2019	Imp. C. Claudius Anicius Sabinus Constantinus Iacaerus Atreus Marius Cae. VII	Pr. Leo Iohannes Robertus Aurelius Gentilius Hyperborea
2020	Imp. C. Claudius Anicius Sabinus Iacobus Peterus Iacaerus Hadrianus Cae. Aug. XIV	Alexander Pompilius Cicero Felix II
2021	Pr. Fl. Claudius Anicius Sabinus Theodosius Gregorius Constantinus Dux Beroeae IV	D. Rasinius Olybrius Theodosius
2022	C. Claudius Nero Ioannes Florianus Hadrianus	Dux Fl. Aemilius Paullus Theodosius Stephanus
2023	Sp. Julius Libo Constantinus Lucerius	F. Verrucosa Valentia Zoe Damiane
2024	Imp. C. Claudius Anicius Sabinus Iacobus Peterus Iacaerus Hadrianus Cae. Aug. XV	Pr. Maria Claudia Anicia Christina Iacaera Constantia III

Key

Terms

• Imperator, abbreviated as Imp., in reference to the emperor
• Caesar, abbreviated as Cae., in reference to the title Caesar
• Augustus, abbreviated as Aug., in reference to the title Augustus
• Princeps, abbreviated as Pr., in reference to a prince or princess
• Imperator Destinatus, abbreviated as Imp. Dest., in reference to the heir apparent or Prince of Youth
• Suffectus, abbreviated as Suff., in reference to a substitute or appointee in place of a consul who died, resigned, or was removed from office before the completion of term.

Praenomen abbreviations

A. = Aulus Ap. = Appius Aur. = Aurelius Ant. = Antonius C. = Gaius Cn. = Gnaeus

D. = Decimus F. = Faustus K. = Caeso L. = Lucius M. = Marcus Mam. = Mamercus

N. = Numerius Opet. = Opiter P. = Publius Post. = Postumus Proc. = Proculus Ser. = Servius

Sex. = Sextus Sp. = Spurius T. = Titus Ti. = Tiberius Vop. = Vopiscus Q. = Quintus

Colors

• Emperor serving as consul
• Member of the imperial family serving as consul
• Empress consort serving as consul
• Praeses Senatus serving as consul

See also

• List of Latin consuls