However, he failed to be elected consul for several years.

And how can he go to a madman to ask for the funds to mount a serious campaign to be elected consul?

Really, just until I can have myself and one other man of my choice elected consul for the coming year.

In 428 he was elected consul for the West.

In a distinguished career, he was elected Roman consul six times, his first at the unusual age of 22.

Do you know how many times I have been elected consul?

I have been elected senior consul for next year!

You're an ex-praetor who couldn't get himself elected consul, and very little else!

I mean that our age no longer gives us a fighting chance at being elected consul.

He was elected consul six times between 1175 and 1188.