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.

尽管是一不吉利的职位，但他有选成为行政长官， 次失败的尝试后， 他终于公元 38 年获得了一职位。

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，罗马世纪中一直是一共和国，主要由元老院和一些地方法官统治， 例如执政官、总督、行政长官和财务官，些法官是按规定任期选举产生的。