Lex Appuleia de maiestate

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The lex Appuleia de maiestate was a Roman law introduced by

tribunate.[3] It apparently punished incompetent military commanders.[1]

The provisions of the lex Appuleia

The law established the permanent criminal court in Rome, a quaestio maiestas, to deal with crimes against the Roman people:

juries in this court consisted of equestrians.[4] The law established maiestas as a separate crime from perduellio.[5]

Prosecutions

See also

References

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  3. ^ Harry Thurston Peck, Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities (1898),M, Maenus, Maiestas.
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  5. ^ Colunga, Isaac J. (2011). "UNTANGLING A HISTORIAN'S MISINTERPRETATION OF ANCIENT ROME'S TREASON LAWS" (PDF). The Journal Jurisprudence. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2020.
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