quaestor
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When he returned from his first political posting, as quaestor in Sicily, for instance, he imagined his fame would have spread far and wide.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
In 199 he was quaestor, and the next year, passing over the regular stages of aedile and praetor, he obtained the consulship.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" by Various
Lucius Lucullus, Sulla’s quaestor, appeared in the Aegean with a fleet that he had gathered among Rome’s allies in the East.
From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Arthur Edward Romilly Boak
He had been quaestor in a division of the province for a year six years before, and had won golden opinions by his moderation and integrity.
From Roman life in the days of Cicero by Alfred John Church
He was quaestor in 75, and was sent to Lilybaeum to supervise the corn supply.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various
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