curule aedile

The curule aedile was a magistrate in ancient Rome. Initially, there were two plebeian aediles who oversaw the temple of Ceres. In 366 BC, two curule aediles were created, typically patricians, who later alternated with plebeians. These officials held privileges such as a fringed toga and a curule chair, a symbol of high office.12

The curule aediles had three main responsibilities: maintaining the city (buildings, streets, public decency, fire prevention), overseeing markets and weights and measures, and organizing public games. They also possessed judicial powers and could levy fines. Under Augustus, some of these duties were transferred to other officials, and the office eventually faded in the 3rd century AD.1