law
Lex Aquilia
also: lege Aquilia, Lex Aquilia
The plebiscite (c. 286 BC) governing liability for wrongful damage to property (damnum iniuria datum), foundational in Roman delict. Cicero (Brutus 131) mentions Caesulenus suing for a penalty under it.
Reading notes
- Brutus §131 the Aquilian law (concerning wrongful damage)
The lex Aquilia (c. 286 BC) governed liability for wrongful damage to another's property and slaves, foundational in the Roman law of delict; Caesulenus sued Sabellius for a penalty under it.