law
Lex Voconia
the Voconian law
also: Voconiae, Voconian
A Roman law of 169 BC restricting inheritance and legacies (notably limiting what women could inherit); property barred from heirs by such laws tended to fall to the treasury.
Reading notes
- Panegyric to Trajan §42 Voconian
The lex Voconia (169 BC), which restricted inheritance (notably by women); property it barred from heirs could escheat to the treasury.