When was the Roman Senate abolished?

[Хahar 🤔]

I've seen passing references to it well into the second millenium, but actual information on the later Senate is entirely nonexistent.

[minionofmidas]

Second millennium? After the creation of the city, or after Jesus?

I would guess the Senate probably never was formally abolished.

[12th Doctor]

Never.  It actually reconvened at some points during the Middle Ages.  The presence of the Roman Senate was instrumental in stirring up the conflicts in the Papal States that led to the Popes fleeing to Avignon.

[Хahar 🤔]

When did it last meet, then?

Second millennium? After the creation of the city, or after Jesus?

AD.

[Hans-im-Glück]

592 said Pope Gregory I that it gives no Roman Senate anymore. Maybe after this date gives something called Senate, but this was not more than the city council of Rome.

[minionofmidas]

I can't use this avatar. I mistake myself for Afleitch.

[Хahar 🤔]

592 said Pope Gregory I that it gives no Roman Senate anymore. Maybe after this date gives something called Senate, but this was not more than the city council of Rome.

The Popes used it occasionally after that.

[J. J.]

Wiki has a reference in 607.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senate_of_the_Roman_Empire

[dead0man]

From J.J.'s link...

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So if we're including the "Roman Senate" in Constantinople then some time in the mid 14 century.  If we're talking just the "Roman Senate" in Rome, then the early 600s probably.  If we're talking when the Roman Senate actually lost most of it's importance..

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..then it looks to be the early 300s.

[jokerman]

At some point Rome devolved to a barbarian fort of a few thousand people during the dark ages, but I think even then there was a "Senate," a de facto city council.

[minionofmidas]

City councils in the romance towns of the Frankish Empire were usually called Senate as well, and I think Senators considered themselves Roman Empire Senators. Though I may be wrong. -_-

[12th Doctor]

592 said Pope Gregory I that it gives no Roman Senate anymore. Maybe after this date gives something called Senate, but this was not more than the city council of Rome.

The Popes used it occasionally after that.

It used the Popes, would be more accurate.  Yes, it was reduced in power, but it still existed.  The original Senate was no more than a "City Council of Rome," anyway.  The Roman Senate was controlled by the Roman nobility.  It had alot of power in the late 800's and 900's when the Roman nobility used the papacy as their chew toy; this was "The Age of Iron".  It reappears (significantly) in the historic record during the period just before the "Babylonian Captivity" in Avignon.  It was opposed to papal policies (their business interests were with Northern Italy, which was in conflict with the popes), and was the cause for a number of the rebellions and political problems that forced the popes to flee.  After the popes left, it tried to convince them to come back to Rome, at various points by actually offering the popes (I think Clement in particular) a seat on the Roman Senate.