Greetings all,

On this Day we commemorate with sadness the last known vote of the Roman Senate, held on January 27th in 1204 AD. This vote was taken during the 4th Crusade attack on Constantinople, just before the capture and sacking of the city. In this vote, the Senate appointed Nicholas Kanabos as Emperor:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byzantine_senate

After this date the Senate as an official political body was never heard from again, either during the Crusader occupation, or after. During the Palaiologos Dynasty it seems that "Senator" was simply an honorary title for individuals. 

Of course, in Byzantium Novum the Senate has been revived and conducts Byzantine business each month.   :)

-Marcus Cassius Julianus

www.byzantiumnovum.org