It is this latter understanding of tribunicia potestas that was preserved under imperial times, after the magistrature of the plebeian tribunes lost its initial relevance. The tribunicia potestas was one of the titles gained by Julius Caesar, and later under Augustus it became the main symbol of imperial power. The tribunician power was adopted by Augustus as his main title in 23 BC in order for him to possess the extensive powers of the plebeian tribunes without holding the actual office, since, as a patrician, he could not legally hold that magistrature. The adoption of the tribunicia potestas, renewed yearly, accompanying Augustus’ renouncing consulship and its afferent imperium, marked the official establishment of the Empire, as from this moment on the title tribunicia potestate, followed by the numeral indication of the number of renewals, was always part of the Imperial titulature.
The adoption of tribunician power by the Emperor was part of the gradual creation of the Empire that, at first, was done exclusively within the officially republican framework of the Roman state. The process started when Octavian (63 BC – 14 AD) renounced his provisional powers that he held by virtue of his triumvirate in 28 BC . His power, in what concerns the Roman constitution, was obviously …show more content…
They were considered to be sacred, and in this way gained special protection against any sort of attack or obstruction. First, G. Soulier in L’inviolabilité parlementaire en droit droit français and then Marc van der Hulst in The parliamentary mandate. Global comparative studies suggest that there is a sort of similarity between the immunity of the tribunes who were inviolable and considered sacred as the representatives of the sacred demos and the parliamentary immunity of the modern political representatives
The adoption of tribunician power by the Emperor was part of the gradual creation of the Empire that, at first, was done exclusively within the officially republican framework of the Roman state. The process started when Octavian (63 BC – 14 AD) renounced his provisional powers that he held by virtue of his triumvirate in 28 BC . His power, in what concerns the Roman constitution, was obviously …show more content…
They were considered to be sacred, and in this way gained special protection against any sort of attack or obstruction. First, G. Soulier in L’inviolabilité parlementaire en droit droit français and then Marc van der Hulst in The parliamentary mandate. Global comparative studies suggest that there is a sort of similarity between the immunity of the tribunes who were inviolable and considered sacred as the representatives of the sacred demos and the parliamentary immunity of the modern political representatives