What was the Roman Senate was made up of?

Senators. Okay, I had my yuck. The Roman senate consisted of anywhere from 600 to 900 men who met certain criteria. The candidates for the senate had to have at least on million sesterces and had to be of good moral character. In order to get into the senate, a man had to apply and have friends recommend him, or he had to be elected to certain offices or he could be appointed by an emperor or dictator. The number of senators hovered around 600 at most times, the 900 number was due to the many appointments of Julius Caesar.