Page "Cursus honorum" Paragraph 9

At 36 years of age, former quaestors could stand for election to one of the aedile positions.

Of these aediles, two were plebeian and two were patrician, with the patrician aediles called Curule Aediles.

The plebeian aediles were elected by the Plebeian Council and the curule aediles were either elected by the Tribal Assembly or appointed by the reigning consul.

The aediles had administrative responsibilities in Rome.

They had to take care of the temples ( whence their title, from the Latin aedes, " temple "), organize games, and be responsible for the maintenance of the public buildings in Rome.

Moreover, they took charge of Rome's water and food supplies ; in their capacity as market superintendents, they served sometimes as judges in mercantile affairs.