Lex Papiria de dedicationibus

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Lex Papiria de dedicationibus (The Papirian Law Concerning Dedications) was a law established in ancient Rome around 304 BC, though the date is uncertain.

According to

Much of what we know about the law is due to its importance in Cicero's action for deconsecration in 57 BC before the College of Pontiffs. Cicero's opponent Clodius had dedicated Cicero's house in Rome as a shrine to Libertas, and Cicero sought relief on the grounds that Clodius' dedication had violated the Lex Papiria. Clodius' defense apparently was that the Lex Clodia de exsilio Ciceronis contained a sufficient authorization for the dedication.

See also

• Roman Law
• List of Roman laws

References

W. Jeffrey Tatum, The Lex Papiria de Dedicationibus, Classical Philology, Vol. 88, No. 4. (October 1993), pp. 319–328.

External links

• The Roman Law Library, incl. Leges