law
Lex Hieronica
lex Hieronica
The Sicilian grain-tithe law inherited by Rome from Hiero II of Syracuse (3rd century BC); the meticulously balanced framework for the tithe-farming of Sicilian corn between cultivators and publicans. Verres's evasions and refashioning of this code structure the argument of In Verrem 2.3.
Reading notes
- Against Verres, Second Hearing, Book II §32 lex Hieronica
The grain-tithe law of King Hieron II of Syracuse (c. 240 BC), kept by Rome on annexation as the regulation of its tithe-collection in Sicily. Verres systematically violated it in selling tithes.
- Against Verres, Second Hearing, Book III §14 Hieronic law
King Hieron II of Syracuse's grain-tithe law (3rd century BC), kept by Rome on annexation as the working regulation of its tithe-collection in Sicily. Verres's edicts replaced it in three years of practice.