Lex Aebutia de magistratibus extraordinariis
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Lex Aebutia de magistratibus extraordinariis (The Aebutian Law Concerning Extraordinary Magistracies) was a law established in ancient Rome
during the early 2nd century BC, though the date remains uncertain. It is likewise uncertain whether this Lex Aebutia was part of the Lex Aebutia de formulis
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Presumably introduced by the magistrate Sextus Aelius, this law prohibited the sponsor of legislation creating a public office (curatio ac potestas, lit. office of trust or power) from holding that office. The colleagues of the sponsor in his magistracy and his near relatives by blood and marriage likewise were forbidden from the new office.
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
during the early 2nd century BC, though the date remains uncertain. It is likewise uncertain whether this Lex Aebutia was part of the Lex Aebutia de formulis
Lex Aebutia de formulis
Lex Aebutia de formulis was a law established in ancient Rome in around 150 BC, though the date is quite uncertain....
.
Presumably introduced by the magistrate Sextus Aelius, this law prohibited the sponsor of legislation creating a public office (curatio ac potestas, lit. office of trust or power) from holding that office. The colleagues of the sponsor in his magistracy and his near relatives by blood and marriage likewise were forbidden from the new office.