TIL en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cursus_... #CursusHonorum (Latin for 'course of honors', or more colloquially #LadderOfOffices'; Latin: [ˈkʊrsʊs hɔˈnoːrũː]) was the sequential order of public offices held by aspiring politicians in the Roman Republic and the early Roman Empire.

Cursus honorum - Wikipedia
Cursus honorum - Wikipedia

" It was designed for men of #SenatorialRank. The #CursusHonorum comprised a mixture of military and political administration posts; the ultimate prize for winning election to each "rung" in the sequence was to become one of the two #consuls in a given year. "