lex to know

Question 1

Lex Iulia Municipalis

Answer 1

45 BC - set regulations for the italian municipalities (enacted while consul and dictator - debated whether caesar was responsible for this one)

Question 2

Leges Antoniae

Answer 2

44 BC - abolished dictatorship, confirmed caesars deeds, settled veterans, granted lands to antony’s supporters, gave 5 year proconsulship to consuls, gave provincial command of the two gaul to antony, renamed month of july, added 5th day to the ludi romani, altered the composition of the juries (enacted while consul - after caesars death)

Question 3

Lex Cassia

Answer 3

44 BC - allowed julius caesar to add new individuals to the patrician class (enacted by cassius longinus as tribune of the plebs)

Question 4

lex de permutatione provinciae

Answer 4

44 BC - Antony gave himself 5 year command in cisalpine and transalpine gaul in lieu of macedon - athorised transfer of caesars legions from macedon to the new provinces (enacted as consul)

Question 5

lex titia

Answer 5

43 BC - gave octavian, mark antony and lepidus full power to defeat assassins of Julius Caesar - legalised the second triumvirate (P Titius as Tribune of the plebs)

Question 6

lex lulia de ambitu

Answer 6

18 BC - penalised bribary when acquiring political office (enacted as emperor)

Question 7

lex lulia de maritandis ordinibus (theorised to have been rejected - suet.aug.14 - unpopular)

Answer 7

18 BC - potentially not enacted til 4 AD - marrying age celibates and young widows who did not marry were barred from receiving inheritances and attending public games (enacted as emperor)

Question 8

lex lulia de adulteriis coercendis

Answer 8

17 BC - made conjugal unfaithfulness a public as well as private offence - banishment as possiblr penalty

Question 9

Lex fufia caninia

Answer 9

2 BC - limited manumissions (enacted by the consuls ar the time - C Fufius Geminus and L Caninius Gallus)

Question 10

lex aelia sentia

Answer 10

4 AD - limiting manumissions of slaves further (by consuls) - had to be over 30, owner had to be over 20 - unless they were marrying a roman free(d)woman - then could get full citizenship anyway and had a child with this woman - to increase rates of marriage and birth

Question 11

lec lulia de vicesima hereditatum

Answer 11

5 AD - 5% tax on testamentary inheritances exempting close relatives (by emperor)

Question 12

lex valeria cornelia

Answer 12

5 AD - regarding voting in the Comitia Centuriata (initially instituted as a military assembly, decided issues of war and peace, enacted legislation, elected consuls, praetors, and censors, and considered the appeals of Roman citizens convicted of capital crimes)

law created 10 new centuries of voters who declared results first (lex passed by consuls)

Question 13

lex papia poppaea

Answer 13

9 AD - forbade marraige of senator of his children to an emancipated slave, prostitute, ars ludicra particpant, nullified inheritance with condition of not marrying (if person not specified) - made it unconditional, penalties on celibacy (widow has 1 year, divorced has 6 months) upto age of 60 (m), 50 (f). more children - could leave more inheritance to husband/wife. (by consuls)

Question 14

lex lunia norbana

Answer 14

19 AD - regarding statue of freedmen - two categories - enfranchised citizen of enfranchised latini

Question 15

how the lex valeria cornelia consolidated imperial power

Answer 15

declaring result of the new centuries voting first - highest classes could thus influence the votes if the plebs in consular and praetorian elections

provided a check for the rivals of tiberius to succession who may seak to oppose him using popular support