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A Consul is a powerful position of authority in ancient [[Rome]]; two Consuls were annually elected from 509 BC onwards.  They had executive authority and military command of the Roman Republic. The office survived under the imperial system of the [[Roman Empire]] that succeeded the republic, but became increasingly divested of real power. The office even survived the fall of Rome itself in 476 AD, and the [[Barbarian]] rulers of [[Italy]] continued to appoint consuls until 541 AD.

A '''Consul''' is a powerful position of authority in ancient [[Rome]]; two Consuls were annually elected from 509 BC onwards.  They had executive authority and military command of the [[Roman Republic]]. The office survived under the imperial system of the [[Roman Empire]] that succeeded the republic, but became increasingly divested of real power. The office even survived the fall of Rome itself in 476 AD, and the [[Barbarian]] rulers of [[Italy]] continued to appoint consuls until 541 AD.

[[Category:Roman history]]

[[Category:Roman history]]