law
lex Porcia
the Porcian law
also: lex Porcia, Porcian law
The series of Porcian laws (2nd c. BC) that protected Roman citizens from scourging and summary execution, guaranteeing the right of appeal and the option of exile. Central to the debate over the conspirators' fate.
Reading notes
- The Conspiracy of Catiline §51 the Porcian law
The statute shielding citizens from scourging and summary execution and granting the right of exile; the legal crux of the debate.