law
Lex Iunia et Licinia
lex Iunia et Licinia
also: the Junian and Licinian, Iuniam et Liciniam
A law of 62 BC (consuls D. Iunius Silanus and L. Licinius Murena) requiring bills to be deposited with the treasury before being voted, to prevent surprise legislation. Cicero lists it among the constitutional safeguards Caesar's coalition overrode in 59 (Att 2.9.1).
Reading notes
- Ad Atticum 2.9 §1 the Junian and Licinian
The lex Iunia et Licinia of 62 BC, which required bills to be promulgated (deposited with the treasury) a fixed interval before being voted, to prevent surprise legislation. Caesar's consular laws disregarded it.
- Ad Atticum 4.16 §5 Lex Junia and Licinia
A law of 62 BC requiring that the text of a bill be deposited in the treasury before promulgation; here it is the statute under which C. Cato faced (and beat) prosecution for his irregular tribunate of 56 BC.