institution
Vigintiviri (the Twenty Commissioners)
the twenty-men
also: the twenty, XXviri, the twenty land commissioners
The board of twenty established by Caesar's agrarian law of 59 BC to oversee the distribution of the Campanian and other public land. Cicero treats membership of it, and the board itself, as a badge of the new regime.
Reading notes
- Ad Atticum 2.6 §2 any of the twenty-men
The vigintiviri ("twenty-men"), the commission of twenty established by Caesar's agrarian law of 59 BC to distribute the Campanian and other public land. Cicero treats membership, and the whole board, as a badge of the new regime he detests.
- Ad Atticum 2.7 §2 now he could not even be one of the twenty
The vigintiviri were the twenty land commissioners of Caesar's agrarian law of 59 BC. Clodius, once Caesar's favourite, has been passed over for a seat on the board --- a public slight Cicero relishes.