law
Lex Iulia
the Julian law
also: Iuliae, Julian
The Augustan marriage and inheritance legislation (lex Iulia and lex Papia Poppaea) that penalized the unmarried and childless, diverting lapsed legacies (caduca) to the treasury.
Reading notes
- Panegyric to Trajan §42 Julian laws
The Augustan marriage laws (lex Iulia and lex Papia Poppaea) penalizing the unmarried and childless, whose lapsed legacies (caduca) fell to the treasury.