 During the later Republic, members of the Roman Senatorial elite, as part of the normal sequence of elected public offices known as the "cursus honorum", would have served first as "quaestor" (often posted as deputies to field commanders), then as "praetor".Following the end of a term as praetor or consul, a Senator might be appointed by the Senate as a "propraetor" or "proconsul" (depending on the highest office previously held) to govern a foreign province.More junior officers (down to but not including the level of centurion) were selected by their commanders from their own "clientelae" or those recommended by political allies among the Senatorial elite.