2. The Senate was the political authority in ancient Rome.
3. It first appeared in the royal era. As a national advisory body, it is composed of rich and noble elders in the clan, namely the Council of Elders.
4. During the Republic of China, it was composed of representatives of former state governors and other big slave owners; During the imperial period, political power was increasingly concentrated in the emperor, and the Senate lost its original political status, but it was still the political pillar of aristocratic rule.