law
Lex Varia (90 BC)
the Varian law
also: lege Varia, lex Varia, the Varian law, the one Varian law
The law of the tribune Q. Varius (90 BC) establishing a court to try those who had incited the Italian allies to revolt; the only court active during the Social War. Cotta was prosecuted under it, and Cicero attended its proceedings, as recorded in the Brutus.