Roman tradition held that Servius formed a comitia centuriata to replace or displace the comitia curiata as Rome's central legislative body, and that this required his development of the first Roman census, making Servius the first Roman censor.
Roman tradition held that Servius formed a comitia centuriata to displace the comitia curiata as Rome's central legislative body, or provide a counter-balance. This required his development of the first Roman census, making Servius the first Roman censor.