Though this was an inauspicious position, it  qualified him to stand for election to become an aedile and after several failed attempts  he finally obtained that office in 38 AD.

尽管个不吉利的职位，但他有资格竞选成为行政长官， 几次失败的尝试后， 他终于公元 38 年获得了职位。

Rather Rome was a republic throughout these centuries, one primarily ruled by the Senate  and a number of magistrates such as the consuls, aediles, praetors and quaestors who were elected  for set terms.

相反，罗马几个世纪中直个共和，由元老院和些地方法官统治， 例如执政官、总督、行政长官和财务官，些法官按规定任期选举产生的。