Praetor (/ˈpriːtər/ PREE-tər, Classical Latin: [ˈprae̯tɔr]), also pretor, was the title granted by the government of ancient Rome to a man acting in one...

Two praetors each year had specific duties in Rome: the praetor urbanus (who presided in civil cases between citizens) and the praetor peregrinus (who...

the Samnite Wars. Publius was elected praetor urbanus with the additional jurisdiction of the praetor peregrinus in 212 BC. He presided over the first...

silver; the full range of their financial activities is unclear. He was praetor peregrinus in 204 and sent to Cisalpine Gaul. Lucius Scribonius Libo was tribune...

one of Caesar's closest friends, whom he had recently appointed Praetor Peregrinus, and secretly one of the conspirators against him, came to the house...

within his province(s). Two of the praetors were more prestigious than the others. The first was the Praetor Peregrinus, who was the chief judge in trials...

together with his colleague due to a fault in the elections. He was praetor peregrinus in 215, and afterward propraetor for several years, and consul for...

Claudius Marcellus, to prevent peace with Philip. In 195 BC, Atinius was praetor peregrinus. He may have been the author of the lex Atinia de usucapione. Atinius...

Cassius and Decimus.[citation needed] In 44 BC, Decimus was made Praetor Peregrinus by personal appointment of Caesar and was designated to be the governor...

senate to ransom the Roman soldiers taken prisoner at Cannae. He was praetor peregrinus in 204, and assigned the province of Gaul. Lucius Scribonius (L. f...