law
Lex Pompeia
the Pompeian law
also: Pompeia lege
The provincial charter given to Bithynia by Pompey on its annexation (63 BC), fixing the rules of citizenship, magistracy, and local senates; still the constitutional framework in Pliny's day.
Reading notes
- The Letters §10.79.1 Pompeian law
The lex Pompeia, the charter Pompey gave Bithynia on its annexation in 63 BC, still governing local citizenship, office-holding, and councils.
- The Letters §10.112.1 Pompeian law
Pompey's charter for Bithynia, which set no entrance-fee for councillors enrolled by the censors — unlike the supernumerary members added by imperial favor.