Lucius Roscius Otho
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Lucius Roscius Otho was Roman
tribune
during the year 67. He is most famous for the Roscian law.
, for members of the Equestrian order, the second rank of the Roman Aristocracy, ranking below the patricians.
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
tribune
Tribune
Tribune was a title shared by elected officials in the Roman Republic. Tribunes had the power to convene the Plebeian Council and to act as its president, which also gave them the right to propose legislation before it. They were sacrosanct, in the sense that any assault on their person was...
during the year 67. He is most famous for the Roscian law.
Roscian law
The Roscian law reserved 14 rows in Roman theatres, behind the 4 rows reserved for members of the Roman SenateRoman Senate
The Senate of the Roman Republic was a political institution in the ancient Roman Republic, however, it was not an elected body, but one whose members were appointed by the consuls, and later by the censors. After a magistrate served his term in office, it usually was followed with automatic...
, for members of the Equestrian order, the second rank of the Roman Aristocracy, ranking below the patricians.