In the empire, the office of consul was the highest in the Senate, sometimes held by the emperor himself While there was no political power attached to the position, it commanded respect Shown as cos on coins, followed by numbers indicating times office held
Commercial representative of one country residing officially in another country, whose duties are to facilitate business and represent the merchants of his nation
A consul is an official who is sent by his or her government to live in a foreign city in order to look after all the people there that belong to his or her own country. a government official who is sent to live in a foreign city in order to help people from his or her own country who are living or staying there ambassador (consulere; CONSULT). In the Roman republic, either of two annually elected chief magistrates. The consuls had sacred rights and near-absolute authority. They were nominated by the Senate and elected by the popular assembly; each could veto the other's decisions. As heads of state, they commanded the army, presided over the Senate and assemblies and acted on their decrees, and handled foreign affairs. At the end of his one-year term, a consul was generally appointed to serve as governor of a province. The office continued in weaker form under the empire
An official commissioned to reside in some foreign country, to care for the commercial interests of the citizens of the appointing government, and to protect its seamen