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Lex Iulia sumptuaria

sumptuary law

also: sumptuariae legis, Caesar's sumptuary law

Caesar's sumptuary law of 46 BC restricting expenditure on banquets and luxury foods, enforced as part of his censorial praefectura morum; allowed larger outlays on festival days. The butt of Cicero's dining jokes in Fam. 9.15 and 9.16.

Mentioned in 2 works (2 total)

Ad Familiares 7.26 letters · 1 mention
Ad Atticum 13.7 letters · 1 mention

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