"Do you know the real reason why I was not elected praetor last year?"

But Sulla hoped to be elected praetor in a year's time.

Spinther's career didn't suffer, however, and he was elected praetor in 60.

Although having failed once to be elected praetor, he tried again, achieving the office by 81 BC.

Caesar, who had been elected praetor for the following year, took part in the debate in the Senate on how to deal with the conspirators.

But because of his previous alliance with the dictator, he was allowed to be elected praetor in 42 BC.

He was elected praetor at Morgantina, and later dux.

Cicero is elected praetor and is allocated the extortion court.

As a result of these victories, he was elected Praetor in the following year (88 BC).

He avoided her scrupulously, but Scaurus punished him anyway by preventing his being elected praetor.