law
Lex Sempronia frumentaria
the Sempronian grain law
also: legem Semproniam frumentariam, the Sempronian grain law
The grain law of Gaius Gracchus providing subsidised corn to the Roman people; Cicero in the Brutus notes that M. Octavius son of Gnaeus got it repealed by the votes of a thronging assembly.
Reading notes
- Brutus §222 the Sempronian grain law
The grain law of Gaius Gracchus, providing subsidised corn to the people; M. Octavius son of Gnaeus secured its repeal by the votes of a crowded assembly, an example of public eloquence.